Edinburgh Fringe
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Edinburgh Fringe 2016
A historical and technological exploration of Marlene Dietrich, autobiography and live performance.
A comic tale of doggie derring do from the Pound that strikes right at heart of the doll.
A Series of Unfortunate Breakups
A bittersweet tale of 3 relationships that never quite end the way you expect
Agent of Influence: The Secret Life of Pamela More
Lively, beautifully crafted writing performed by a sizzling storyteller.
A provocative tribute which walks the line in a story that crosses a man in black with independent thought
A poignant, deep and vibrant use of Shakespearean sonnet dressed in the context of World War One
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Non-stop jokes keep the audience laughing throughout.
Boris & Sergey: Preposterous Improvisation Experiment
Sublime puppetry and improvisation performance with lots of laughs and an underlying sensitivity
Brian Kellock Trio – Unsaturated Fats
Sublime piano playing from this living legend of a jazz musician.
Carla Lippis – Baby Carla’s Bad Girl Rumble
Baby Carla's Edinburgh debut - "Serge Gainsbourg in sequins brandishing a flick-knife; Duane Eddy brawling on with the Shangri-Las"
Never mind the kids! Jaw-dropping circus trick tease that had the adults crying for more.
Cosmic Fear or The Day Brad Pitt Got Paranoia
A frenetic romp through Global warming… with Brad Pitt
Cosmic Fear or the Day Brad Pitt Got Paranoia
An uncomfortable time examining the environmental disaster ready to unfold
A taught half hour or so in the company of a former detective and the case that haunts her, and now us
A visually evocative piece of performance art that examines loss and relationship
The 1970’s are back and funky with a cop drama that focusses on the times rather than the storylines.
Escape from the Planet of the Day That Time Forgot
Very entertaining, well acted devised comedy! A delirious sci-fi romp!
Bittersweet comedy about the relationship between a teenage boy and his grandmother who has dementia
The Famous Five, without one, go off on an adventure on summer hols for jolly japes and smuggling scrapes.
Australian comedian who saws the knuckles off your sensibilities in a hilarious hour
Guy Masterson : Love and Canine Integration
Poo, pooches and a pretty girl in a shaggy dog story with a difference.
Help Us Tom Toal, You’re Our Only Hope
A very funny stand up show that tells the story of Tom Toal where saving the earth becomes gets lost in the telling.
A fascinating look at love, cheating, and relationships with a live onstage date between audience members
"an incredible show which authentically reproduces the novel onto the stage."
John Prescott – In Conversation
An hour of rapid-fire conversation with this most engaging of Labour politicians.
Just let the Wind Untie My Perfumed Hair … or Who is Tahirih?
A haunting account of the Iranian poet and radical feminist Tahira played by Delia Olam who has impressively written, composed and performed the entire show based on the true accounts of this once forgotten heroine.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey and James McConnel – Out To Lunch
Beguiling badinage and ballads from two doyens of the Fringe.
An engaging hour or so in the company of masters in Scottish storytelling for children
Purcell and Katy Perry in the same set. Oh, and the only known choral work celebrating the vacuum cleaner.
A charming, intimate and disarmingly direct story of matchmaking in the big city
Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother in the case of a study in blood
A transatlantic take on the mytheries of Holmes which has comedy rather than tragedy at its heart
The story of a tragedy in Scotland told 400 years later with music and storytelling showing that at least something survived it well
“If you have the media - please tell to all the people of nation about my country; Is very important.”
"A while ago my best friend Tom died of heart cancer. His last wish was for me to give him a Viking Funeral. So I did."
Three actors, 29 characters, a lot of masks, no words - this is theatre of amazing dexterity and skill
A taut meeting between a therapist and his client reveals much more than just healing through trust
The Good, The Bad and The Weegie
Another success from the Cairns’ stable and a real hidden gem of the Fringe.
A highly charged examination of what happens when one young woman cries rape on campus
An intelligent and challenging poetic narrative exploring modern day female depression.
The Moira Monologues by Alan Bissett
Humour and pathos from one of Scotland’s foremost comedic performers.
The Mystery at Ginger Creek: An Interactive Adventure
A well designed mystery the kids were itching to solve
Thirty seven plays and Shakespeare’s life story in under fifty minutes.
A one man treat that is both comic and satirical as a man of nae means tries to survive against those that have the means for survival
A delightful Korean fairy tale for children that is as wonderful as it is beautifully played out
A crazy hour of anarchic cabaret karaoke with audience participation from Tomás Ford.
Twelfth Night or The Ship of Fools
Bags of action, lots of comings and goings and a good bit of confusion.
Twonkey’s Drive In: Jennifer’s Robot Arm
Paul Vickers' first musical is unsettling, shambolic and very, very silly.
William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
Always leave them wanting more is a sound theatrical maxim. RSC certainly do that.
