Welcome to our coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe. This year’s Fringe runs from 4th – 28th August 2023.
- EdFringe Podcast: In Conversation with musician and comedian Charlene Kaye: Making work on your own terms
Charlene Kaye’s show Diversity Shredder, is her second stand-up show, exploring her experience as a professional musician in the music industry. As she says in her show blurb: “Being an Asian American female guitar shredder is fun if you’re a menace”, and she is here to prove it in style. Clare Roberts interviewed Charlene Kaye… Read more: EdFringe Podcast: In Conversation with musician and comedian Charlene Kaye: Making work on your own terms - EdFringe Podcast: In Conversation with Jenny Gorelick: The creative process of a professional comedian
After years of coming to Edinburgh, comedian Jenny Gorelick has finally brought her debut hour Jenny Gorelick: SORRY to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In conversation with Clare Roberts for FringeReview, Jenny gives a fascinating insight into the creative process of a professional comedian. They discuss developing long-form comedy and how the immediacy of social media… Read more: EdFringe Podcast: In Conversation with Jenny Gorelick: The creative process of a professional comedian - Edfringe Podcast: Sharing a vital story using theatre, dance, movement, music and visual art
Paul Levy spoke to Jiayi Chen, visual artist and the creator of a unique show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Nüshu: Written for Her, On Her, By Her is “a tribute to the missing women in Jiayi’s life, and a bold act of rewriting silenced histories through the body, voice, and art. ” You can watch… Read more: Edfringe Podcast: Sharing a vital story using theatre, dance, movement, music and visual art - Award-winning solo theatre: Talking with Edfringe Oustanding Theatre Award winner Reilly O’Shaughnessy about Belly
Winner of the 2026 FringeReview Outstanding Theatre Award, Reilly O’Shaughnessy talks about her solo play, Belly. Written and performed by Reilly O’Shaughnessy, “Belly is a one-person play about girls, eating, grief and control. Told through interwoven stories of three women across one family: Ellie, a high-school swimmer groomed into an eating disorder by a well-meaning,… Read more: Award-winning solo theatre: Talking with Edfringe Oustanding Theatre Award winner Reilly O’Shaughnessy about Belly - In conversation wit Sam Rowe: Bringing theatre to and from prisons in Scotland
in a catch up in terview, Paul Levy spoke to writer Sam Rowe about their new show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 The Ballad of Jack and Stacey Sam talks about the the important work they do with prisoners in Scotland . “Written in collaboration with Scottish prisoners, this funny, hopeful tale of prison, addiction… Read more: In conversation wit Sam Rowe: Bringing theatre to and from prisons in Scotland - Daniel Wishes and Seri Yanai talk about their show Book of Shadows with Jo Tomalin
Daniel Wishes and Seri Yanai present their show Book of Shadows at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. They took time to speak with Jo Tomalin about their puppetry company Book of Shadowz from Japan and how they created Book of Shadows. More informationhttps://www.mochinosha.com/Instagram @mochinoshapuppet - Christy Flaws and Luke O’Connor talk with Jo Tomalin about their show FoRT
Christy Flaws and Luke O’Connor from Australia present FoRT, their creative show for children at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. They talk with Jo Tomalin about creating their shows, their company Asking For Trouble and traveling with children when they perform. More informationhttps://www.askingfortrouble.com.au/fortInstagram @asking_for_trouble - Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Making work about grief, loss and absence
In this two-part podcast, Paul Levy discusses three connected themes that form of the common ground of some veryt different shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 – grief, loss and absence. In some cases, all three themes play into the work a company or performer has brought into their work. In other cases, the focus… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Making work about grief, loss and absence - Pip Utton on 30 years of Fringe
Pip Utton is hanging up his Fringe hat after 30 years. He talks to Kate Saffin about some of the shows he has brought and how the Fringe has changed over the years. A fascinating glimpse into the shifting landscape of Edinburgh while he patiently peeled off his Hunchback of Notre Dame makeup. Across the… Read more: Pip Utton on 30 years of Fringe - Sarah-Louise Young: provides a masterclass in taking ideas from a sketch to a stage…
Listen to this for a masterclass in allowing yourself the time, the space and above all the permission to make mistakes in the creative process. Sarah Louise talks to Kate Saffin about the conception, gestation and birth of her new show at Edfringe 2026, The Bob Ross Effect. Like her earlier work Julie Madly Deeply… Read more: Sarah-Louise Young: provides a masterclass in taking ideas from a sketch to a stage… - Jen-Feng Ho and Vicky Yen talk with Jo Tomalin about producing The Wall
Jen-Feng Ho, Producer and Tour Manager, Vicky Yen from Seed Dance Company, Taiwan, talk about bringing their show Taiwan Season:The Wall to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 with Jo Tomalin. More Information about Seed Dance Company and The Wall:Insta: @seed_dancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qqfwP_MOl4 - Voices, Episode 5 with Megan Brewer
In this fifth episode of our Voices series, where we chat with theatre makers about languages in theatre and theatre in “other” languages, we hear Megan Brewer’s thoughts on the importance of transmitting and evoking feelings and emotion, rather than linguistic understanding. Megan is involved with three concurrent shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2026. She refers… Read more: Voices, Episode 5 with Megan Brewer - First time Fringers, Phil & Denise Underwood reflect on…
Thinking of bringing your first show to the Fringe? Hear the experience of one couple just starting their Fringe journey. Phil and Denise are folk musicians and storytellers in Edinburgh for the first time with The Horse That Jumped At The Moon at The Space on the Mile. They talked to Kate Saffin on the… Read more: First time Fringers, Phil & Denise Underwood reflect on… - How Palestinian Syrian actor Arwa Omaren approached telling an intensely personal story
In Hecuba: Why Am I In Your Country?, Palestinian Syrian actor Arwa Omaren combines Euripides’ ‘The Trojan Women’ with her own story of displacement in a powerful solo performance that weaves the words of Euripides’ Hecuba, Queen of Troy, into her own story of a perilous journey from Syria to the UK. She talks to… Read more: How Palestinian Syrian actor Arwa Omaren approached telling an intensely personal story - Edfringe Podcast: Carefully and lovingly crafted theatre for under 3s.
Jasmine Cole from Jasmine Cole Productions talks to Paul Levy about the comany’s new show, Hello Beech at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. “Following the hugely successful Hello Birds in 2025, Bran and Tor are back and joined by new friend Piper for a day out at the beach. Who will we meet on our seaside… Read more: Edfringe Podcast: Carefully and lovingly crafted theatre for under 3s. - Podcast at Edfringe: Combining theatre and stand-up to create intimate satire
Paul Levy was in conversation with stand-up comedian, writer and actor Marena Riyad about theitre and stand-up piece MAJENIN – A Palestinian Love Story. “Majenin means ‘crazy people’ in Arabic. The Palestinian rom-com you’ve been waiting for: a tale of two fools who dare to love in a world obsessed with their sadness. Torn between… Read more: Podcast at Edfringe: Combining theatre and stand-up to create intimate satire - FringeReview Free Workshops for show makers at the Edinburgh Fringe
Book your place at any or all of our upcoming free workshops for Fringe show makers at the Edinburgh Fringe. Just fill in the form to register your attendance. All workshops take place at Greenside on George Street, Edinburgh or 9am-10am at CVenues (Check back soon for the additional workshops at Cvenues). All sessions are… Read more: FringeReview Free Workshops for show makers at the Edinburgh Fringe - The challenges of creating work about an historical character
Lucy Stevens talks to Kate Saffin about the challenges of creating work about an historical character, the sources she draws on, and weaving it all together. Woolf’s clarity on women when ‘writing one’s mind’, championed writers from our past to inspire the voices of our future. This new solo show written and performed by Lucy… Read more: The challenges of creating work about an historical character - Getting a one-star review for your fringe show
Nobody wants to get a one star review but there are helpful and healthy ways to deal with it, Some review publications even do half stars and some do 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 and you can even get a zero from others. Yet the one star is perhaps the epitome of the… Read more: Getting a one-star review for your fringe show - Voices Episode 4: Conversations at the Fringe about shows not in the audiences’ first language
In Episode 4, Deborah Nicholson’s special interview series with theatre and show makers presenting work that is not in the audiences’ first language, Deborah talks to Cindy from Boom Boom Battle of the Big Bad Bosses. Do audiences need to understand other languages at all to enjoy a fringe show? “Building on last year’s electrifying,… Read more: Voices Episode 4: Conversations at the Fringe about shows not in the audiences’ first language - The Annual Calvitto Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: The Life and life of an actor
Each year at the Edinburgh Fringe, actor and director David Calvitto chats to FringeReview. The podcasts seem to get longer each year, as the actor and interviewer get older. In conversation with Paul Levy, David talks about his arrival into acting, his experiencesat the Fringe and elsewhere, and he asserts once again that he will… Read more: The Annual Calvitto Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: The Life and life of an actor - When Stand-up becomes a comedy debrief session: In conversation with Jess Fuchs
Clare Roberts from FringeReview spoke with Australian comedy performer Jess Fuchs about Jess Fuchs: Feral. “Not all those who wander are lost. Sure… but some who wander are walking slowly because they’ve shattered their coccyx on the Cliffs of Moher. Jess Fuchs left home to avoid her problems and returned even more broken. This debut… Read more: When Stand-up becomes a comedy debrief session: In conversation with Jess Fuchs - OPINION: The abuse of the word ‘visceral’ in Fringe theatre and show reviewing: Why it is important that theatre makes you gasp, shudder or jump
I think it might be time to finally call out the lazy and low grade use of the word ‘visceral’ in reviewing. And before you think I am slinging mud at other publications, I think we might be guilty of this here at Fringe Review as well .”Visceral”, in my humble and perfectly non-visceral view,… Read more: OPINION: The abuse of the word ‘visceral’ in Fringe theatre and show reviewing: Why it is important that theatre makes you gasp, shudder or jump - New writing at the Fringe: Tim Wilcock explores surreal, Brechtian and Beckett-esque theatre with writer Lewis Teckham
“How do you know what is reality and what is not? Mind Full: new writing by Lewis Teckkam. This surreal, Brechtian and Beckett-esque play combines quirky humour with existential thoughtfulness. Conscience, Memory, Imagination and Intrusive Thoughts explore what it means to live in a body that needs help with everything. Except thinking. Entertaining, provocative and… Read more: New writing at the Fringe: Tim Wilcock explores surreal, Brechtian and Beckett-esque theatre with writer Lewis Teckham - Kafka at the Edinburgh Fringe: Jonathan Sidgwick talks to Sophie Methuen Turner about The Hunger Artist
“What is Art? What is an Artist? What would you do for what you love the most? Franz Kafka gives us The Hunger Artist: a man who turns fasting into an art form, who nourishes his soul the only way he knows, by starving himself. In his small cage, he seeks acclaim for his craft… Read more: Kafka at the Edinburgh Fringe: Jonathan Sidgwick talks to Sophie Methuen Turner about The Hunger Artist - International Performance Focus: Vocal sound in Narrative theatre
The word “feral” comes from the Latin feralis, meaning a plant or animal that returns to a wild state after being domesticated (or, alternatively, one that never was). This is “A vocal-sound performance delving into processes of sexualisation, objectification and the empowerment of personal pleasure. Josefina weaves a narrative of her journey – from a… Read more: International Performance Focus: Vocal sound in Narrative theatre - Fringe Focus: Is it ever right to cancel your show at the Fringe?
FringeReview’s Paul Levy brings an elephant into the room by considering the decision most people at the Fringe hope they will never have to make? Is it ever right to cancel your show? Does the show always have to go on, or is that a tired old proverb that can sometimes to more than good? - Voices Episode 3 at Edfringe: Vera Rozanova from La Cie La Neige sur les cils
In our third episode of Voices, FringeReview’s Deborah Nicholson continues to interview theatre and showmakers at the Edinburgh Fringe who are presenting work to an audience where the show may not be in the audience’s first lanuage. Deborah talk with Vera Rozanova from La Cie La Neige sur les cils presents “Don’t wait for me…”,… Read more: Voices Episode 3 at Edfringe: Vera Rozanova from La Cie La Neige sur les cils - Edinburgh Fringe Interview: An award-winning portrayal of a house fly
House Fly has just received a “Bestie” award from the Skinny Magazine at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here is the listing on the Edfringe web site: “Bzzzz. Enter the surrealist world of a house fly. She’s come to share her story before she dies! In an astonishing historical first, a house fly has learnt human behaviour.… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Interview: An award-winning portrayal of a house fly - Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: The value of getting lost at the Fringe
In this podcast, FringeReview editor Paul Levy literally gets lost in the hills around Edinburgh. that becomes the occasion for some practical reflections on way creative artists should avoid falling into the Edinburgh Fringe trap of becoming addicted to rationality and problem solving. We can manufacture busyness the expense of really getting creative. Yet isn’t… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: The value of getting lost at the Fringe - Interview: Sharing a very personal story through storytelling theatre.
I Almost Died for This?! (A love story. Sort of.) Kristina Libby is a story-show that tells a very personal story. Kristina Libby is “an artist, writer, and technologist whose work spans storytelling, public art, and emerging technologies.” Her show is about love, brain injury, recovery and gaining self-insight. Paul Levy from FringeReview went through… Read more: Interview: Sharing a very personal story through storytelling theatre. - Opinion: Ugly words at the Fringe: Are reviewers scared of beautiful writing?
In this podcast, FringeReview editor ponders the ugly words people use towards each other at the Fringe. Are they born of tiredness and burn out? Is it time for some reviewers to stop seeing over ten shows a day and then typing them up like machines into the early hours of the morning, or lazily… Read more: Opinion: Ugly words at the Fringe: Are reviewers scared of beautiful writing? - Edinburgh Fringe Focus: Time to regroup at the Fringe?
If you have been at the Edinburgh Fringe for over a week, you can suddenly feel very tired and even burn out. It’s the perfect opportunity to regroup, reflect and even make a few changes. Time to come back together, reflect and reconnect with your original impulse for coming here to the Edinburgh Fringe which… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Focus: Time to regroup at the Fringe? - Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Lecoq meets Caligula at new Fringe venue Teatro Fisico
Teatro Fisico is a new venue at the Edinburgh Fringe founded by Tom Corradini, centred around five shows which are all rooted in Lecoq clown and physical theatre. In this interview with Paul Levy, performers Nicholas Scott Redding and Isabella Egizi talk about one of those shows, Caligula. “Frank Wilkinson, an American professor of ancient… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Lecoq meets Caligula at new Fringe venue Teatro Fisico - Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Solo Musical Comedy
SINNER. A Musical Tragicomedy About Breaking Up With White Jesus is autobiographical fringe work. Marla Torgerson spoke to Paul Levy about how she created the show, the music that forms the heart of the story and the style. How do we use art to ahieve catharis and then bring this to audiences? “If Fleabag went… Read more: Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Solo Musical Comedy - “Voices” Episode 2 – FringeReview’s Deborah Nicholson exploring shows not in an audience’s first language
In this second episode of our special series of “Voices”, Deborah Nicholson talks with director and theatre maker, Rupert Raison, who brings The Italians in England to the Fringe. Voices is an initiative conceived by Deborah Nicholson, language teacher, theatre maker and reviewer for FringeReview. - Who is reviewing at the Edinburgh Fringe?
In this regularly updated list, we share all of the sources we can find for show and event reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe… Now updated for 2026! If you would like your web site, social media account or publication to be added to this list, mail us at GubbinsATfringereview.co.uk Print Newspaper Financial Times (Paywall) The… Read more: Who is reviewing at the Edinburgh Fringe? - Watch: A guide to the star ratings at the Fringe
The landscape for teviewing at the Fringe is changing a lot. With the rise of blog and social-media based reviewers, as well as a huge increase in audience-ratings and comments, the traditional media, though still prominent in fringe reviewing, are fading a little into the background. TokTok reviewers are posting reviews within minutes of the… Read more: Watch: A guide to the star ratings at the Fringe - Guest Blog at Edfringe: The Art of the Mask
ACTION THEATRE (ITALY) AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE Guest Blogger: Rupert Raison, Director We are an English Teaching Theatre Company based in Turin who have performed shows using half-mask and puppetry to nearly 1 million Italian students. For the last four summers, a team of 10 company actors have joined director Rupert Raison in Turin to… Read more: Guest Blog at Edfringe: The Art of the Mask - Edinburgh Fringe Exhibition Focus: Richard Byrne Viv MacKinnon and the Worst Record Covers in the World
The Edinburgh Fringe also hosts exhibitions. Not everyone knows that. Paul Levy spoke to Richard Byrne, withcomment from Viv MacKinnon (who was knitting throughout the chat) about Worst Record Covers in the World, an exhibition of Steve Goldman’s unique collection on show at the Studios Bar at Assembly George Square Studios throughout the Fringe. “A… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Exhibition Focus: Richard Byrne Viv MacKinnon and the Worst Record Covers in the World - Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Darkly comedic solo theatre
That’s Why Mums Go to Switzerland is an award-winning play that was winner: Best Solo Show at Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival. It was rated as an outstanding show by FringeReview in 2025. It is billed as “an exploration of assisted dying within modern family dynamics.” “A middle-aged woman sheepishly turns to her recently bereaved mother:… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Darkly comedic solo theatre - Guest Blog: Sophie Methuen-Turner on The Quiet Between: Theatre exploring Neurodiversity
Our show, The Quiet Between is on at 13:45. It’s quite challenging to get the balance right in terms of prep for the show, reviewing and fun things – you need to make the most of the fringe but also still produce your show. We saw a show, Hater in the morning. This still left… Read more: Guest Blog: Sophie Methuen-Turner on The Quiet Between: Theatre exploring Neurodiversity - Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Combining scripted and improvised theatre: Elena Messinger on Last Laugh
Third Sister’s Last Laugh in a new play at the Fringe by Zoe Redlich, directed by Elena Messinger. “This black box is now a bunker. With global apocalypse at the door, Alice and Bee present their contribution to mankind: one last improv show before the world ends. The two best friends-turned-unlikely humanitarians race against time… Read more: Edinburgh Fringe Podcast: Combining scripted and improvised theatre: Elena Messinger on Last Laugh - Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Using convergence in theatre: What if Vincent Van Gogh met John Lennon?
“Vincent van Gogh died in 1890, John Lennon died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest. But Imagine what might have happened had they actually met? Five years before their deaths both men underwent profound change. Vincent renounced his religious ambitions and began painting in earnest, creating his greatest masterworks. John renounced sex,… Read more: Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Using convergence in theatre: What if Vincent Van Gogh met John Lennon? - My top 10 Youth shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 that is actual 11…
For me pure Youth Theatre is the one with no auditions and affordable fees or no fees at all. Targeted at bringing a democratic, eclectic and inclusive groups together it uses that mix to be an artistic alternate to what Peter Brook called Dead Theatre – original and not a copy of what the adults… Read more: My top 10 Youth shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 that is actual 11… - Introducing “Voices” – FringeReview’s Deborah Nicholson exploring shows not in an audience’s first language
This this new feature curated by Theatre maker, language teacher and FringeReview reviewer Deborah Nicholson, Deborah speaks to Vibhinna Ramdev her Edinburgh Fringe show Why English? Her show is billed as follows: “An Indian woman questions her life in the post colonial era. English unknowingly forced on her, leaves her with an identity crisis. Questioned… Read more: Introducing “Voices” – FringeReview’s Deborah Nicholson exploring shows not in an audience’s first language - Theatre director, Amalia Kontessi’s show recommendations for Edinburgh fringe 2026
The Edinburgh Fringe is the most exciting – and at the same time, most humbling – arts and culture festival in the world. The energy is palpable even before you hit the city’s cobbled streets. On a packed train from London, the group of friends behind me is chatting about their friend’s comedy show, the… Read more: Theatre director, Amalia Kontessi’s show recommendations for Edinburgh fringe 2026 - Podcast Interview at Edinburgh Fringe: 60 Marys in 60 Minutes
Lottie Walker, performer and theatre maker, talks abour Blue Fire Theatre Company‘s Bloody Mary’s which plays the Fringe at Greenside on George Street. She talked about her show to Paul Levy from FringeReview. 60 Amazing Marys in 60 Minutes – But Who Gets Invited to Dinner? Fast-paced and fun – discover the saints, sinners, singers… Read more: Podcast Interview at Edinburgh Fringe: 60 Marys in 60 Minutes - Podcast Interview: A solo variety show at the Fringe
Austin Walker’s One-Man Variety Show comes to the Edinburgh Fringe in a solo version of a regular and acclaimed night of entertainment,Varietyville, in Austin’s home town back in California. In this interview with FringeReview’s Paul Levy, Austin talks about the golden value of variety, especially in our current times. “Hollywood’s southern-fried Florida Man delivers a… Read more: Podcast Interview: A solo variety show at the Fringe - Podcast Interview: Navigating life and sharing the story at the Fringe
Theatremaker and performer Em Stroud discusses the origin story of making a new solo performance for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Find out more about Navigating Life and book here. “Join Em Stroud on a whirlwind journey of artificial insemination, monkey bikes, and emotionally unstable therapists. From therapy to parenting, marriage to motorbikes, no topic is… Read more: Podcast Interview: Navigating life and sharing the story at the Fringe - Podcast: Chinese Culture Week at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Chinese Culture week is billed as “an international celebration of Chinese arts, heritage, and innovation, proudly based in Edinburgh, Scotland.” With performances and arts events, you can find the full schedule here. At the C Venues press launch, we chatted to creative producer Chenxing Liu about the many events taking place. Find the schedule here.… Read more: Podcast: Chinese Culture Week at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Edfringe 26 shows I hope to see… which are Scottish bread and buttered…Now trying to compile top tips of shows at the Fringe to catch when you have not seen many of them can be a bit tricky but in my humble opinion, here are some shows I hope to catch myself so there should be little chance of much by way of a misstep … then… Read more: Edfringe 26 shows I hope to see… which are Scottish bread and buttered…
- Guest Blog and Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Joanna Rosenfeld: Why Butoh? Why Now?
Why Butoh? Why Now? Paul Levy from FringeReview interviewed Joanna Rosenfeld, performer and Butoh practitioner during week zero of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. Joanna Rosenfeld’s blog… As I watch my students slowly letting go of expressions of conditioning, of keeping others comfortable and themselves locked in; as I watch an emergence of something other, something… Read more: Guest Blog and Podcast at the Edinburgh Fringe: Joanna Rosenfeld: Why Butoh? Why Now? - Comedy to see at Edinburgh Fringe
Every year Paul asks for a list of comedy shows worth checking out at this year’s Fringe. This year is no different. I have trawled through 1,637 comedy shows so that you don’t have to, but I’ve left it to you to look up the show details. So, here is my Check It Out list.… Read more: Comedy to see at Edinburgh Fringe - Interview at the Edinburgh Fringe: Steve Hemsley and Aly Cranston from Project M Productions on Murdery Mystery
Steve Hemsley and Aly Cranston from Project M Productions talk to Sophie Methuen Turner about their Edinburgh Fringe show, Blood Me Up Marjorie!.“Blood Me Up Marjorie! is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy that peeks backstage at a murder mystery. Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes, where nothing goes to plan. Watch a cast… Read more: Interview at the Edinburgh Fringe: Steve Hemsley and Aly Cranston from Project M Productions on Murdery Mystery - Interview at the Edinburgh Fringe: Sophie Methuen-Turner and Rhys Bloy on The Quiet Between
The Quiet Between from theatre company Working actor is billed as a “sharp, playful comedy follows a delightfully miswired mind as it attempts to navigate… well everything. “From conversations that de-rail like running trains, to plans that mutate to entirely new plans mid sentence, The Quiet Between is a chaotic celebration of an unconventional mind.… Read more: Interview at the Edinburgh Fringe: Sophie Methuen-Turner and Rhys Bloy on The Quiet Between - Fringe ’26 – Richard’s Photos
Week Two Starts Friday morning started well with a Fringe Review Workshop with C’Arts held at the Quaker Meeting House. This was well attended in the library with 25 plus performers, directors and producers. Now in the middle of my second week and the launch photos are nearly complete and I’ve seen a few shows… Read more: Fringe ’26 – Richard’s Photos - Top 12 picks for 0–3s at the Fringe this year
As I look forward to my first Fringe with a crawling—nearly toddling—baby, I’ve been scouring the Fringe guide for what’s out there for those of us trying to introduce the festival to our wee plus ones (and hopefully absorb some art and culture ourselves). Firstly, I found the Fringe guide a little unwieldy when searching… Read more: Top 12 picks for 0–3s at the Fringe this year - Book a free FringeReview coaching session at the Edinburgh Fringe
Introduction We offer a number of coaching and advice sessions for theatre and show makers at the Edinburgh Fringe. Our review team shares hundreds of years worth of fringe heatre and show making experience and we have been covering the Edinburgh Fringe since 2006. many have also staged their own shows at Fringe Festivals and… Read more: Book a free FringeReview coaching session at the Edinburgh Fringe - Staying cyber-safe at the Fringe
It only happens to you when it happens to you. Impersonating you, stealing your identity, using your passwords and even stealing your money. This is the last thing you need at the Fringe. when we are busy and distracted the risks of being hacked can increase. Paul Levy, editor of FringeReview, offers some tips for… Read more: Staying cyber-safe at the Fringe - The dangers of being trapped in your comfort zone at the Fringe
Paul Levy from FringeReview discusses how what is individuals and groups collude with mediocrity and the catastrophic consequences for a Fringe show that can result.How do we safely and respectfully break out of our comfort zones and improve our work as a result? - The Courage to be Disliked at the Edinburgh Fringe
On whether it makes sense, in an ever-increasing conformist world, to be a lone rider and explore uncharted territories, leaving behind the need for recognition. Writing is like playing music. The more you do it the more effortless it becomes. On the contrary, leave the instrument aside for months and suddenly everything becomes heavy. As… Read more: The Courage to be Disliked at the Edinburgh Fringe - Fringe Wisdom: Publicity advice for first-timers at the Edinburgh Fringe
In this short video, FringeReview’s Paul Levy offers some practical advice about maximizing your chances of getting your show reviewed or covered by the media if you are bringing your show to the Fringe for the first time. - Podcast: Edinburgh Fringe focus: Ben Harrison on Grid Iron Theatre’s Mayflies
Grid Iron is a multi-award winning, Edinburgh based new writing theatre company.. They specialise in creating site-specific and location theatre although and also produce work for the stage. Grid Iron’s Ben Harrison spoke to Paul Levy about their new site-specific production “Mayflies“. the show is based on the novel by Andrew O’Hagan. Adapted and directed… Read more: Podcast: Edinburgh Fringe focus: Ben Harrison on Grid Iron Theatre’s Mayflies - Interview with Flora Novak – Providence
Flora Novak is a Hungarian actress and puppeteer based in Budapest. She premiered at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe with the object-puppetry show Providence, created and interpreted by her. The show was staged from 30th July to 10th August at C Venues, C Alto. We meet with Flora once again in her hometown of Budapest, one… Read more: Interview with Flora Novak – Providence - Guest Article: Gregg Ostrin offers a first time Fringer’s guide to everything you need to know about performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, and surviving
Here are some Edinburgh Fringe fun facts… This year, I attended my first Edinburgh Fringe Festival and while I found the experienceexhilarating and unforgettable, I also came away with an understanding of what oneneeds to know to make the experience as positive and successful as possible.The Edinburgh Fringe is unlike any other performance-based experience, because… Read more: Guest Article: Gregg Ostrin offers a first time Fringer’s guide to everything you need to know about performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, and surviving - Solo Show Focus: Ned Arnold on Putting His Subject, and Himself, Under the Microscope
Ned Arnold is a stand-up comedian from New York City. In his Fringe debut, Seducing Your Professor: A Short Guide, he tells the story of dating his 46-year-old university professor when he was just 20. We talk about what it’s like to revisit that experience now with more perspective, how UK audiences have responded, and… Read more: Solo Show Focus: Ned Arnold on Putting His Subject, and Himself, Under the Microscope - Edfringe Podcast Interview: A solo exporation of a unique aspect of The Great War
The Last Bantam is a solo play written and performed by Michael Hughes. It recounts the story of Patrick Michael Wolfe, an Irish teacher who serves with the Bantam battalions during World War I. Bantams were a group of men between five feet and five feet three inches in height, recruited from Britain, Ireland, and… Read more: Edfringe Podcast Interview: A solo exporation of a unique aspect of The Great War - Stop Press! Our second Outstanding Theatre Award goes to Delusions and Grandeur at Summerhall
Our second Outstanding Theatre Award has been presented to Karen Hall for her show at Delusions and Grandeur at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. FringeReview editor Paul Levy presented Karen Hall with her legendary FringeReview teapot for a show that achieved a MUST SEE rating from reviewer Pat Silver, confirmed by other members of… Read more: Stop Press! Our second Outstanding Theatre Award goes to Delusions and Grandeur at Summerhall - Ed Fringe Interview: Aaron Pang talks about subverting the story, with Erin Williamson
Fringe Reviewer Erin Williamson came out of Falling: A Disabled Love Story very excited and with lots to say about it. Thankfully Aaron Pang, the writer and performer, agreed to chat to her. Here they are over zoom on the last Saturday morning of the Edinburgh Fringe – listen as they talk story structures, the… Read more: Ed Fringe Interview: Aaron Pang talks about subverting the story, with Erin Williamson - Stop Press! Our first Outstanding Theatre Award of Edfringe 2025 goes to Refuse at AssemblyThe legendary FringeReview Oustanding Award was presented today to Refuse from Just Bcoz Productions. The award was presented by FringeReview editor Paul Levy at the show’s curtain call in Studio 5 at Assembly George Square. Paul’s review can be read here where the show achieved the GROUNDBREAKING WORK rating. Paul Levy said this about the… Read more: Stop Press! Our first Outstanding Theatre Award of Edfringe 2025 goes to Refuse at Assembly
- Edfringe Guest Blog: Comedian Henry Churney has arrived!
Thursday – Day 5 of my Edinburgh Fringe. Today started with a catch up with some of the team from Fringe Review. It was great to meet up with them all. All doing various roles, shows & they have really helped me this year. This will help me for future events. Off to my first… Read more: Edfringe Guest Blog: Comedian Henry Churney has arrived! - Mychelle Colleary on developing her solo show Ambitious Underachiever in advance of its second Edinburgh outing
Kate Saffin caught up with Mychelle Colleary on the eve of her departure for Edinburgh 2025. They talked last year about Mychelle’s first experience of developing a solo auto biographical show Ambitious Underachiever and bringing it, newly hatched, to Edinburgh in 2024. You can listen to that interview here She describes the show as ‘Part memoir.… Read more: Mychelle Colleary on developing her solo show Ambitious Underachiever in advance of its second Edinburgh outing - Mental Health at the Fringe: In conversation with the artists
In this two-part podcast conversation, FringeReview editor Paul Levy asks two questions: What are the challenges and approchaes to bringing shows themed on mental health to the Fringe? This is the producer and “maker” perspective. The second question focuses more on the show content and the process of that work being properly and professionally reviewed… Read more: Mental Health at the Fringe: In conversation with the artists - Fringe Storytelling focus: Kate Barry on making and performing Kate, Allie, and the ’86 Mets
From a Crichton Street bench next to Appleton Tower, Kate Barry speaks to Erin Williamson about her show Kate, Allie and the ’86 Mets (running at Gilded Balloon @ Appleton Tower until the 24th of August). The show received a Hidden Gem rating from Fringe Review. Here we chat about Kate’s story and how she… Read more: Fringe Storytelling focus: Kate Barry on making and performing Kate, Allie, and the ’86 Mets - Casey Jay Andrews talks about creating The Quiet Earth Beneath with Jo Tomalin
Casey Jay Andrews is an award-winning writer and performer – with an impressive design portfolio. Casey talks about creating and performing shows at Edinburgh Fringe including her latest show The Quiet Earth Beneath, with Jo Tomalin. - Sam Critchlow and Beckett Gray talk about devising and Imprints with Jo Tomalin
Sam Critchlow and Beckett Gray are performers and devisers from The Palimpsest Project, a company producing, devising and performing Imprints at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025. They talk with Jo Tomalin about creating the company with other creatives and their latest show, Imprints, about memory in young people.Listen to our 7 minute conversation here: More… Read more: Sam Critchlow and Beckett Gray talk about devising and Imprints with Jo Tomalin - Edfringe Guest Blog: Letters to Joan: A Second Chance at a Grandfather
Two years ago, I went to a Shakespeare festival in the mountains of Oregon. I didn’t expect to meet someone who would become a scene partner, a confidant, and—somehow—a second chance at a grandfather. Kevin Cahill is a retired high school teacher, just like my own grandfather was. We met through Shakespeare and poetry, but… Read more: Edfringe Guest Blog: Letters to Joan: A Second Chance at a Grandfather - For all the (many) Tom Lehrer fans at Edfringe2025
I first encountered Tom Lehrer songs… aged about eight or nine. I have two older brothers, who were both fans. I think we had them on reels, to be played on something that looked like this (it was the early 1960s)… So it was a joy to discover that the 2025 Edfringe had three shows… Read more: For all the (many) Tom Lehrer fans at Edfringe2025 - Edfringe Interview: Philosophy, Absurdist Theatre and Two Experiment in Theatre at the Fringe
Producer Yixuan Yang and Writer Roland-Reynolds chatted to Paul Levy about their two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. “Abhorrent Little Scrotum” is a show by Fragen Network at Edinburgh Fringe 2025. It is part of a double bill with “Hunger.” The play involves a protagonist dealing with psychological themes and incorporates physical theatre. The show… Read more: Edfringe Interview: Philosophy, Absurdist Theatre and Two Experiment in Theatre at the Fringe - Edfringe comedy focus: An interview with Steve Vertigo about the murmuration of starlings, AI, and a fringe comedy show
Steve Vertigo is a comedian and storyteller from Manchester, now based in London. He used to be a rave DJ and taught computer games design before starting comedy. He performs stand-up and solo shows at festivals and fringe events. His new show “Murmuration” at Edinburgh Fringe 2025 is about a man who feels isolated because… Read more: Edfringe comedy focus: An interview with Steve Vertigo about the murmuration of starlings, AI, and a fringe comedy show - Guillaume Pigé and Alex Judd from Theatre Re talk with Jo Tomalin about creating The Nature of Forgetting
Guillaume Pigé, director and actor, and Alex Judd, musician talk about Theatre Re, creating shows and The Nature of Forgetting with Jo Tomalin at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “Following more than 200 performances across the globe, Theatre Re, ‘One of the UK’s most admired physical theatre companies’ (Scotsman), returns with its explosive and joyous five-star… Read more: Guillaume Pigé and Alex Judd from Theatre Re talk with Jo Tomalin about creating The Nature of Forgetting - Interview with Kim: Supporting Artists at Edinburgh Fringe
ARTIST Workshop – Supporting Fringe Performers is a 45-minute support workshop running daily at 3:15 PM from August 11-17 at C Alto venue, conveniently located just off the Royal Mile. Created by Kim, an American entertainment industry professional with experience at major Hollywood studios including BBC Studios, Paramount, and Warner Brothers. This workshop addresses the… Read more: Interview with Kim: Supporting Artists at Edinburgh Fringe - Solo Show Focus: The Lost Priest on Taking a Leap of Faith
The Lost Priest came to Edinburgh intentionally as a work in progress, in many ways. The young writer/performer had Edinburgh on his radar for years, but needed a project. The director wanted to give their new theatre company large scale exposure. In this interview with Danielle Solof they talk about how they, as a budding… Read more: Solo Show Focus: The Lost Priest on Taking a Leap of Faith - The safest show at the Fringe for danger addicts: An interview with safety anarchist Don Parman
Canadian safert expert Don Parman has brought probably the most unique event at the Fringe. It’s a training session and they cover different ways to safe your life on or near your fringe stage. The risks are great, you ignore them as your peril and what you learn at one of Don’s sessions might just… Read more: The safest show at the Fringe for danger addicts: An interview with safety anarchist Don Parman - Clown Marcel Cole on creating Charlie Chaplin
Australian performer Marcel Cole talks to Kate Saffin about discovering Charlie Chaplin and how that led to him finding a different outlet for his early training as a dancer. He describes the painstaking work in developing the show, audience reactions and his plans for life after Edinburgh. Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin is a… Read more: Clown Marcel Cole on creating Charlie Chaplin - The Lolita Apologies on Bringing Feminist Theatre to Edinburgh
The Lolita Apologies is a two-person play in which a young woman confronts a rotating cast of men about their complicity in perpetuating the mistold story of Lolita. Danielle Solof talks with the team to unpack their experience bringing feminist theatre to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and if the festival itself is, in its own… Read more: The Lolita Apologies on Bringing Feminist Theatre to Edinburgh - Edinburgh Book Fringe focus: Lighthouse Bookshop on the ALT book fringe programme
In this interview, Mairi Oliver from Lighthouse Bookshop on West Nicholson Street talks to Erin Williamson about creating and curating the free Book Fringe (from Lighthouse, Argonaut and Typewronger bookshops) and what it’s like to be a year-round Edinburgh bookshop and event space operating in the centre of the Fringe in August. Lighthouse book events… Read more: Edinburgh Book Fringe focus: Lighthouse Bookshop on the ALT book fringe programme - Prague Fringe at Edfringe: Director Steve Gove celebrates 30 years at Edinburgh and the joys of Prague
Prague Fringe is an annual independent theatre festival held in Prague, Czech Republic, founded by Steve Gove. Originally from Scotland, Gove moved to Prague in the late 1990s and launched the festival inspired by the Edinburgh Fringe. Prague Fringe presents performances in English and other languages, with its 2025 edition running from May 26 to May… Read more: Prague Fringe at Edfringe: Director Steve Gove celebrates 30 years at Edinburgh and the joys of Prague - Edfringe Solo Storytelling Focus: Ghosts that still roam the earth and the aftermath of profound loss
Gimme a Sign! is a solo storytelling comedy performed by Bailey Swilley at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Running from August 1 to 23 (excluding August 10 and 17), the show is staged at the Fern Studio, Greenside, George Street, starting daily at 15:05 with a duration of about one hour. The show blends humor with personal… Read more: Edfringe Solo Storytelling Focus: Ghosts that still roam the earth and the aftermath of profound loss - Mitch Benn shares how Tom Lehrer’s songs have inspired him
As part of exploring the three shows featuring the songs of Tom Lehrer at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Kate Saffin hears from Mitch Benn about discovering Lehrer’s songs as a teenager, and the influence they had on his journey to becoming a well known comedy and satirical song writer. He talks about developing the show… Read more: Mitch Benn shares how Tom Lehrer’s songs have inspired him - Edfringe Theatre Focus: Love Letters and an evolving fringe show: Samantha Streit on Letters to Joan
Letters to Joan is a theatre show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 that tells a story spanning decades through discovered love letters. Set partly in 1956 Brooklyn, it follows an aspiring playwright whose letters to her boyfriend reveal desire and ambition. Decades later, her granddaughter, also a writer, uncovers these letters and explores the love story… Read more: Edfringe Theatre Focus: Love Letters and an evolving fringe show: Samantha Streit on Letters to Joan - Environmental Theatre Maker Tom Bailey talks with Jo Tomalin about Mechanimal and Wild Thing!
About Wild Thing! “A gloriously stupid show of bad animal impressions and a wildly playful nature safari. How do you do an Uglyface Scorpionfish? What’s a Darth Vader Giant Pill Millipede? Tom and Xavi create a wickedly feral duet between body, sound and species in this nature documentary on steroids. Herald Angel award-winning Mechanimal returns… Read more: Environmental Theatre Maker Tom Bailey talks with Jo Tomalin about Mechanimal and Wild Thing! - Edfringe Guest Blog: Letters to Joan: First Week at Fringe – A Thousand Little Moments
I landed in Edinburgh with my director and jumped straight into a press event—no time to breathe, just straight into Fringe life. I saw our flyers for the first time, met fellow artists, and found myself explaining Letters to Joan to someone who had never heard of it. I kept telling the story – about… Read more: Edfringe Guest Blog: Letters to Joan: First Week at Fringe – A Thousand Little Moments - Edfringe Focus: OCD shows at the Fringe: Two show makers share their views and experiences
In this mini-panel conversation Bibi Couceiro and Tana Sirois talked to Paul Levy about OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) at the Fringe, reflected in their personal journeys and their shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Tana brings Untethered and Bibi brings 123. Shit. That’s my OCD. We covered a lot of ground, ranging beyond the shows themselves… Read more: Edfringe Focus: OCD shows at the Fringe: Two show makers share their views and experiences - 10 Things You Can Take Home From An Edinburgh Fringe Run
As week one shows leave and new shows arrive, let’s look at the things you might be taking home from the world’s largest arts festival. Money Debt Reviews Fidget toys scavenged from Fringe Central’s Health and Wellness 10 million flyers New artist friends A taste for Gregg’s Strong ankles (from walking 30,000 steps a day… Read more: 10 Things You Can Take Home From An Edinburgh Fringe Run - Solo Show Focus: From Sidelines to Centerstage – Sophia Wolbrom on Can’t Find My Way Home
Sophia Wolbrom has come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the last nine years, but this is the first year she’s bringing her own work and putting herself on stage. In this conversation we talk about her transition from support to lead, and how others looking to take the leap can put themselves in the… Read more: Solo Show Focus: From Sidelines to Centerstage – Sophia Wolbrom on Can’t Find My Way Home - From Prison to Performance: Sam Rowe on a unique Edinburgh Fringe show
Insiders is a theatre show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 presented by Bethany Christian Trust’s Creative Expressions programme. The play offers insight into life inside prison and the challenges faced by inmates. It centers on three men: Danny, who struggles with anger and loneliness; Craig, who finds strength in his new faith; and Richard, a middle-class… Read more: From Prison to Performance: Sam Rowe on a unique Edinburgh Fringe show - Edfringe Focus: Silent Rocco’s Untold Stories and an exploration of modern mime
Untold Stories – Modern Mime Tales is a 45-minute solo mime show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Silent Rocco performs without words, transforming the stage into a dreamlike space where emotions and stories come alive through physical expression alone. The show uses no props or set, relying entirely on Rocco’s precise and emotive mime to create… Read more: Edfringe Focus: Silent Rocco’s Untold Stories and an exploration of modern mime - The only shadow puppetry show at the Fringe? Harley Brook Walker on Not My Grandmother’s Daughter
Harley Brooke Walker presents Not My Grandmother’s Daughter at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. This solo show runs from July 30 to August 24 at the Gilded Balloon, Appleton Tower (Eve venue), with performances around 60 minutes. The piece blends storytelling, shadow puppetry, sound, and papier-mâché, exploring the intergenerational relationship between a young woman, her mother, and her grandmother.… Read more: The only shadow puppetry show at the Fringe? Harley Brook Walker on Not My Grandmother’s Daughter
