Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill will make you acknowledge that we’ve screwed up but can still turn things around. This comedian has a powerful message and isn’t shy about sharing it. There’s laughter and tears.
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During the month of August, Edinburgh is home to some of the biggest and most renowned festivals in the world; Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Edinburgh Book Festival.
Tourists flock from around the world to attend some of the most prestigious, weird, whacky and exciting events you'll find. There are performers on the streets, and almost every single pub and club is turned into a venue for the Fringe. We're big fans, but it can also feel like a lot when you haven't experienced it before.
Luckily, there are handy brochures and all the information you'll need is online - from high-ticket, exclusive and limited-run shows, to free Fringe shows where you can just turn up on the night, and only pay what you feel like. There's something for everyone, and we're here to cover as much of it as humanly possible!
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A review of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Fringe 2023
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums is a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Paul Merton, Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Mike McShane and Kirsty Newton are in fine comedic form.
A review of Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service But I’m Actually a Pop Star, Fringe 2023
It was Birdy’s first time in the BlundaBus, and she got a warm welcome from Amelia Bayler as she made her way through the curtain, up the stairs and plonked down on the nearest bench ready for a fun show. I’d never seen Amelia Bayler perform before, but apparently she had this very same venue […]
A review of Ginzel’s Little Cordoba: A Double Bill, Fringe 2023
Up close and personal high-brow theatre from award-winning Korean/Irish playwright Rena Brannan. A tidy team of actors brings two stories of friendships and the dangers of London to life.
Review of Lost Cabaret: Nonsense in the Night, Fringe 2023
As a general rule, I’m usually up for anything cabaret, and anything a bit weird, whimsical and silly, so this show appealed to me whilst browsing the media portal. I didn’t realise until after I’d booked that it was based in the famous Magical Spiegelyurt, so that was also a bit of a treat.
A review of Rachel Parris: Work in Progress, Fringe 2023
Rachel Parris is fantastic and worth seeing, even if the Work in Progress is an honest-to-goodness description of the state of the show and not a clever name.
A Review of 007 Voices of Bond, Fringe 2023
Powerfully sung and entertaining live music inter-spliced with a short, exciting history of James Bond—absolutely one for the fans and likely a hit for everyone else.
Review: John Robertson’s ‘The Dark Room’ is Chaotic, Brutal, Unmissable Entertainment – Fringe 2023
John Robertson’s The Dark Room is an unmissable Fringe institution at this point. Without this show, is it even Fringe? If you’ve never experienced The Dark Room before, so yourself a favour – if you can somehow get hold of a ticket, that is!