Genre: Cabaret 0
Review: Sophie’s Surprise 29th
The non-stop high-energy show features acrobats, dance, aerialists, clowns, and a roller skating routine that will knock your socks off.
Review: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
Silly. Serious. Accepting. Enthralling. Terrifying. Magnificent.
Review: Late Night Lehrer – with Caspar Phillipson
Sit back and enjoy an hour of laughs, insights, fabulous piano playing, biting humour, clever writing, impressive singing, and all-around charm with Danish film and TV star Caspar Phillipson. It is both intellectual and just rousing fun.
Review: Arthur Hull’s FLOP: The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals Ever Written
Arthur Hull is the real deal. Not a flop
Review: The Family Copoli: A Post-Apocalyptic Burlesque Musical
Would you bring a child into a world like this?
Review: Daniel Cainer: Topical
A gentle, companionable hour of music and storytelling that feels like being welcomed into Daniel Cainer’s living-room.
Review: Atomic Cabaret
A musical, informative, revealing powerplay for nuclear awareness and activism.
Review: Jonathan McLean Touching it Makes Baby Jesus Cry: The Musical
This can sing all the way to Edinburgh: just stopping off to be publicly burned, along with Jonathan McLean, in the Vatican itself.
Review: Stranger Than the Moon
Essential for anyone interested in Brecht or 20th century drama, it’s far more: starkly entrancing, then engrossing over 110 minutes.
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: CULT of the Information Superhighway
Brought to you by your favourite Gothenburg-based drag cult of kings, queens, and creatures, CULT of the Information Superhighway is here to plunge you into a the depths of the digital.
Review: Janie Dee’s Beautiful World Cabaret
Who could object to its urgency, or its starry messenger? A gem.
Review: Bi Curious George: Queer Planet
The nature documentary that the LGBTQ community has been waiting for!
Review: Dear Billy
love letter to the Bin Yin, from the people of Scotland, his people, lovingly curated and performed by Gary McNair.
Review: #40 and single – The early morning Cabaret Comedy Show
An early morning attempt to raise a smile.
Review: Mark T. Cox- Paddy Daddy
From the West of Ireland comes "International cabaret superstar" and leather man Mark with joyous hour of camp wit,
Review: Another Unwasted Evening – The Genius of Tom Lehrer
Antony (Dr H) Hubmayer brings to life the witty and topical tunes of genius composer Tom Lehrer in an hilarious and entertaining hour.
Review: 1 Moment in Time
This new spin on magic goes beyond the prestidigitation into a thought-provoking realm. You will leave the performance shaking your head but thoroughly entertained.
Review: Daniel Cainer’s Jewish Chronicles
Heartwarming songs and stories from a masterful writer and entertainer.
Review: Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating
Unpredictable, unstoppable, unvarnished, unafraid – the hilarious Reuben Kaye brings it home again.
Review: Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia
Reminisce, then get up and dance to the high energy sounds of Australian pop. This band and the stories told will knock your socks off.
Review: The Dreamer – Live
Be inspired by James Phelan, who is living his dream through a brilliantly-staged magic and mentalism production. It is a magic show but so much more.
Review: The Kate Bush Story
Hannah Richards brings emotion while exuding humility, embodying the essence of Kate Bush
Review: Oh What a Lovely War
Musically directed by Ellie Verkerk the six-strong cast play instruments throughout. They’re a phenomenal team, singing beautifully a capella or in solo. With six young actors mostly fresh out of drama school absolutely at the top of their first game, we’re treated to acting both hungry to prove and yet touched by the world they’ve entered. This is an outstanding production.
Review: Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
Fringe-historical gold, which means very good indeed. It doesn’t mean Copenhagen, with Frayn’s subtle collisions and collusions. It’s a different, desperately joyous animal that signs its truth and shames the world.
Review: Charmaine Wombwell: Ma’s Monster
part clown, part Buffon and zany comedy character with loads of humility, charm and warmth.
Review: The Imitator
Julián Fontalvo imitates the voices 70 famous singers as he tells his life story.
Review: Des Kapital
Revolutionary songs sung by a lusty audience in the heart of Hove. A revolution in itself. If you’ve any sympathy, antipathy or subversive sense of humour towards a way at laughing at history’s atrocities, and thinking there must be a better way - this is the show for you.
Review: Sound of the Underground
It’ll remain one of the break-out, breakthrough, certainly ground-breaking shows this year.
Review: Rocky Horror Show
The most lucid-voiced Rocky I’ve seen and on balance strongest cast for a long time. Two great reasons to return, or adventure for your first awakening on Planet Transexual.
Review: LEON the Magician: Table Tennis is Magic
This show serves up a unique and highly entertaining hour of magic and more
Review: Fruit Flies Like a Banana
No banana could fly as fast as these three virtuoso performers in this must see show as they combine virtuoso musicianship with acrobatics and dance
Review: Rebel
You may not know where you are going, but they promise it won’t be boring… and they deliver
Review: Spill Your Drink – A Deaf Cabaret
A rude, riotous celebration of Scottish deaf talent for everyone to enjoy.
Review: Oracle: Do You Want to See The Future?
Mentalist Lorenzo Novani reaches into the ideas and minds of the audience
Review: Tom Lehrer
Another sovereign tribute. Stefan Bednarczyk brings Tom Lehrer swaggering out of retirement.
Review: The Marching SKAletons and Dead Beat Poets
An 8-piece day of the dead inspired parade band plus the Dead Beat Poets
Review: Branching Out
Three very fine and one outstanding work, Scratches – the best kind of play on depression, self-harm, black holes. Because it’s screamingly funny and deeply connected to why we do theatre.
Review: Glenda and Rita Live at The Rialto
Alexander Joseph and Ro Robertson team return in triumph.
Review: Sitting Pretty
When you see this show return, it’ll be outstanding, and in the frame for awards.
Review: Living Newspaper #6
Like all the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper series, we need this. Watch what this does with the future
Review: San Francisco Fringe Festival 2020 Sneak Peek!
Catch a taste of what's to come at the 2021 San Francisco Fringe Festival!
Review: Love, Loss and Quarantine
The Pandemic sheds a new light on relationships, as beautifully told in song
Review: Hysteria
An effective cabaret style run at the issues facing women in the 21st century with a popular theatrical style of the previous century which entertains is unsure of itself.
Review: Paul Zenon: Trust Me!
Three shows rolled into one - a master standup, a master storyteller and a master magician
Review: 100% Cotton
Jake Thakeray meets Victoria Wood in an hour of delightfully risqué comedic songs.
Review: Flo & Joan : Before the screaming starts
Following their Sell Out 2018 run Flo & Joan are back and better than ever.
Review: The Dots
Chaotic comedy cabaret - a tour-de-force performance, combining brilliant vocals and genuinely funny routines.
Review: Kit and McConnel
Another bit of beguiling badinage and ballads from two doyens of the Fringe.
Review: Splintered
Highly effective and gripping Caribbean LGBTQI+ storytelling that effectively reminds us that all rights are to be treasured and campaigned for
Review: Shirley The Middle Aged Siren
The Story of a Gal from New York who has washed up on a nearby beach near you
Review: David Hoyle: Tuesday Night is David Night
How to share a Tuesday night with the gender-transcending enfant terrible David Hoyle.
Review: Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out!
Nigel Osner delivers an audacious rendition into the vulnerable and egregious lives of those growing in years
