Genre: Solo Show 0
Review: Forbidden Places
Tom Stoppard dying the day before recalled Leopoldstraat to many. No-one expected this harrowing slant successor. No wonder the audience were on their feet. Outstanding.
Review: Fires
Binaifer Dabu transports the audience into an immersive tapestry of intimate memories that are funny, sad, and incredibly moving.
Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
From the moment the large on-stage recliner turns to the audience, the vacuous Udderbelly theatre is full of laughter and joyful energy.
Review: The Silly William Gambit
A fascinating story of a man heading towards Philadelphia whilst on a train playing chess no less than seven times.
Review: CADEL: Lungs on Legs
An inside look at cycling race Tour de France with a vibrant, dramatic story of cyclist Cadel Evans brought to life by Connor Delves, riding his bicycle for one hour!
Review: Lily Blumkin: Nice Try
A lively rummage through childhood memories and the colourful characters they inspire
Review: The John Smith Show
An excellent show performed by a veteran of deaf stand-up comedy looking back at his adventurous career
Review: 15:10 To Yuma
An engaging personable show about growing up in the hottest place in the United States - Smith's got great stories
Review: Henry Churniavsky… Life Lessons from a Jewish Grandfather (Zaida)
A warm, funny, and delightfully unfiltered hour from a seasoned Fringe comic.
Review: Steffan Alun: Stand Up
An excellent hour: smart, heartfelt and genuinely funny. It’s not just comedy, but a joyful act of solidarity.
Review: The Other Mozart
The play is a stirring and emotional tribute to Nannerl Mozart. The audience is transported by centuries by a brilliant performer, beautiful music, exquisite staging and costuming, and a compelling recounting of a nearly lost story.
Review: Slomosexual
Disarmingly frank and hilarious life story of Singapore’s self-proclaimed biggest lesbian.
Review: Sorry: A Canadian’s Apology for America
A polished, multi-layered solo show that blends sharp political insight with theatrical flair and quick-witted crowd work.
Review: 23 and Me and Somebody Else
Solo show telling the story of discovering that your dad is not who you thought it was.
Review: The Lost Priest
A raw, searching solo show unpacking Jewish identity with intimacy and candor.
Review: Gavin Lilley Signs of the Times
Authentic, visually rich stand-up comedy that opens doors to an alternative universe for hearing audience members
Review: That’s Why Mums Go to Switzerland
A stunning portrait of three generations of women and the impossible weight one must carry.
Review: Big Little Sister
A worthy explanation and exploration of what it's like to be a glass child growing up alongside a disabled older brother.
Review: Edie
An acting master class creates a vibrant staging of this true life story of political activism
Review: Flick
Razor sharp writing and an impeccable performance. Gritty, witty, and quietly devastating.
Review: Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People
Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award Winner 2023 lives up to her reputation in this fast-paced and absurd character show.
Review: Troubled
A pacy, emotionally rich, disarmingly funny, and sometimes surreal piece of animated storytelling
Review: Atomic Cabaret
A musical, informative, revealing powerplay for nuclear awareness and activism.
Review: There is a Light and a Whistle For Attracting Attention
A relentess, powerful solo performance
Review: Amour Utopique
A solo clown circus show with the potential to grow into something more refined and impactful
Review: Chez Lui
A superb solo mime and clown show taking the audience into the intimate and mad world of its protagonist
Review: 1955 – A Mafia-themed Magic Show
Half an hour flies by with "WowS" and "How the hell did he do thats?"
Review: The Heterosexuals
A terrifying(ly funny) stand-up comedy about the scariest thing out there: heterosexuals
Review: Lula Mebrahtu I Am – OommoO
Everything you’ve heard is true. Lula Mebrahtu is memserising, and I Am – OommoO like its creator has vast potential.
Review: Glitch in the Myth
A timeless archetype reimagined through a woman's perspective, capable of resonating with audiences everywhere
Review: Sexy Rude Harp Concert
Across an hour of original (and quite rude!) songs and stories, Sexy Rude Harp Concert presents one woman’s journey to get railed, among other things...
Review: Shower Chair
We meet some people's deepest revelations through performance here, actors finding themselves becoming vulnerable through theatre, getting naked.
Review: Bambiland
A performance of a very challenging piece of theatre which targets war and our complicity in the industry of war.
Review: Barbara Fernandez Singing, Sagging and Shagging
Soaring vocals, belly laughs, and touching tales
Review: Bitty-Bat !
Jeffers’s mastery of the character seems effortless, but the amount of skill it takes to use those arms, manage in the flowing cape costume, and control facial expressions down to the tiniest detail is something once reserved only for cartoon characters.
Review: Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story
Foreman’s story is a brilliant addition to the canon of Titanic literature, and indeed solo plays in general.
Review: Lies Where It Falls
A compelling and moving exploration of grief, trauma, and the long shadows cast by violence
Review: Son of a Bitch
Captured by social media at the worst moment in her life a mother’s frantic attempt to hold on to what matters most
Review: Becky Goodman: The Day My Sugar Daddy Dumped Me
Becky Goodman’s show is like if you spliced Fleabag with Steve Martin standup and then added a quality that we will only be able to refer to at future Fringes as BeckyGoodmanesque.
Review: Why am I (still) like this?
A fascinating expose of finding out you are ADHD and female at 30.
Review: How I Learned to Swim
A poetic and witty soul searching solo show melding words and soundscape to frame a journey through grief.
Review: Dave Ahdoot – Ethnically Ambiguous
This is effectively a TED talk with lots of good laughs – it lifts the lid on a world that not many have direct experience of and is held together by a big, warm personality.
Review: Making Marx
A wide-ranging attempt to open up a much ignored but significant figure at the pace of perfection.
Review: Fit Ye Sayin’ Quine?
A poetically beautiful piece of Doric wonder that tells the myths of a generation passing on the tales to the one two below with craft and creative joy.
Review: Jessie Cave: An Ecstatic Display
The show exudes the multitude of Cave’s interests and talents as a writer, performer, illustrator and puppeteer.
Review: Forked
A thought-provoking, captivating, and emotionally layered exploration of culture, laced with laughter and skilled caricature.
Review: BED – A one man show
A solo comedy theatre storytelling stand-up tour de france (and beyond)
Review: Materia
A strangely compelling oddity that plays with the possibilities of form to illuminating effect
Review: I Hope Your Flowers Bloom
A gentile evening with a fantastic narrative about love from a male perspective.
Review: Influence
A superb debut show, Influence enjoys quite a long run and suggests that Stockroom’s an exciting fresh venture. And that embedded with Collective Theatre’s acting studios and writing rooms provided, this company and theatre synergy is more like a gleaming hub where magic in non-magic shows is poised to happen.
Review: Furious
Daly is the Pied Piper of Edinburgh – Enchanting, witty, interactive and relatable. A one woman show that pokes fun at satirical characters from her past!
Review: WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis
Charlie Merriman is a gifted performer and story teller, with every part of him used to take us on his quest for the Wonder-Drug
Review: How to Find a Husband in 37 Years or Longer
One woman's coming of age story about failed relationships
Review: Manifest Destiny’s Child
A one man true story about social justice and how individuals can make meaningful change.
Review: Why Am I Like This
An exquisite and hilarious blend of personal experience, debunked myths and compelling storytelling.
