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In Her Hand draws on real journals and letters from women serving with the Scottish Women’s Hospitals in WW1. This defiant, darkly witty play follows an unlikely friendship forged through service on the Balkan front. Through the pages of Francis’s journal, an unlikely friendship sparks amid chaos. Thrown together, two very different women confront catastrophic injuries, scarce supplies and constant danger. Armed with quick thinking, gallows humour and fierce determination, they forge a bond strong enough to survive the harshest conditions. Go Home and Sit Still? Aye Right! Ticket includes Surgeons’ Hall Museum entry.
A chance to see Deirdre in creative mode. A work in progress show where you can see new jokes in their infancy as she refines the next chapter of her stand-up. Loose, lively and full of surprises. From The Deirdre O’Kane Show, Last One Laughing Ireland, QI, Gogglebox Ireland, Richard Osman’s House Of Games and Moone Boy.
The brand new comedy play from Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers, BoJack Horseman, Flight of the Conchords) comes to Edinburgh for five nights only. Co-starring John Roberts (Bob's Burgers), with music by Big Black Delta and directed by Frank Smith. The Legend Of Crystal Shell is about an extraordinary soul who has been hiding from the world because of a fantastic secret. She now prepares to execute her long-held dream: a solo dance interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Kristen Schaal is an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Melbourne Best Show winner.
Scotland’s Netflix superstar, one of the biggest global names in live stand-up, unleashes his latest devastatingly hilarious show. Work-in-progressed in 2025, now it’s the finished full version currently touring 60 countries. Daniel's been a professional stand-up for more than half his lifetime. In the process he’s sold out nine New York Off-Broadway seasons, broken multiple box office records and become one of the top ticket-selling comedians on the planet. His comedy specials include Jigsaw and DARK on Netflix, X on HBO and SOCiO, HUBRiS, X, and CAN'T all streaming on DanielSloss.com. This will sell out! Book early!
Assembly's Gala celebrates the opening of our 2026 programme of over 230 shows. This spectacular show highlights some of our biggest and best productions – a must-see for anyone that wants to get a flavour of what's to come at the world's largest arts festival. Book early – always a sell out!
A show by Jack about jokes. Who doesn't like jokes? If your answer to that question is 'Me!', then steer well clear of this show. Celebrating 40 years in standup comedy, Jack takes us on a memoir of all his favourite old stories. Jokes and funny anecdotes have intrigued Jack for as long as he can remember. Now he has assembled the best of them to form a new show that offers a glimpse of the influences that led him into and helped shape his comedy career. Guaranteed no new material.
Opened in 1542 as a Catholic chapel for the fashionable area of Edinburgh's Cowgate, the Scottish Reformation of 1560 turned the Magdalen Chapel into the birthplace of Scottish Presbyterianism. Expert guides will relate the story of this fascinating building, explaining the many unusual features it has acquired both as a chapel and as the home of the Hammermen’s Guild. These include the oldest stained glass in Scotland, the famous Deacon’s Chair of 1708 and a spectacular chandelier, the 'essay' of a gifted hammerman apprentice. Organised in conjunction with National Churches Trust.
It's me, Ed Byrne. I'm heading out on tour in 2027 with a new show provisionally titled No Dramas but first I need to knock it into shape. That's where you come in. If you're a comedy fan with an interest in how the sausage gets made then come and watch me perform a mixture of bits that can be described as already funny, nearly funny and definitely worth exploring. If you prefer the slick stuff, come see me next year. ***** (Rolling Stone). ***** (Evening Standard). ***** (Mail On Sunday).
After three critically-acclaimed, sell-out runs, Ania Magliano (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Saturday Night Live UK, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee) returns to the Fringe. She is back with fresh gossip about her own body, floatation tanks, Sabrina Carpenter (everyone’s favourite pop girl) and the Suffragettes (everyone’s favourite girl group). Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg. 'A gift for observational comedy and weaving beautifully crafted routines' ***** (Telegraph), ‘Will have you crying with laughter’ **** (Guardian), **** (Times, Evening Standard, Time Out). Her choices on Off Menu are widely regarded as the worst of all time.
The explosive live podcast where the rumours are put to bed, the allegations are laid out on the table and the guests are held to account. From Loose Lips Sink Ships hosted by Wullie Smith to JB MacAusland’s first public interview, all the characters are taking a seat at the Fraudcast table. You’ve seen all the videos on yer instas, yer tiktoks and now it is time to see it in person. Join the brothers as they discuss the scandals, the properties and the ayahuasca retreats live on stage, nutamiyn!
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (Work in Progress)
Work-in-progress show from ‘the pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time’ **** (Guardian). The world's in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising, political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy. Nish Kumar – co-host of hit podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages. ‘Roaringly funny’ **** (Times).
A brand-new show, full of everything you love about James Acaster and more! These shows are being filmed for future release, please arrive promptly as latecomers will not be admitted.
You’re born alone, you die alone. That’s true enough. But what happened to that part in the middle? Big Year for Pad. SNL (UK, but still a big deal), a bunch of awards (hate bringing them up), and plenty of bit-parts to boot. But what’s it all about? I’ve fallen in love more times than you’ve had hot dinners and I’ve fumbled every single one of them. But I don’t even think about that shit anymore. Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee in 2023. ***** (Rolling Stone). **** (Independent). **** (Chortle.co.uk).
From the writer of Jimmy, the totally sold-out, smash-hit, one-man show of Summerhall 2024 – '...solo shows are ten a penny at the Edinburgh Fringe, but this feels like one in a million' ***** (Telegraph) – comes the true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to ever swim the English Channel. The bravery! The fortitude! The sheer outright insanity! It's time to remember this most humble of men, this Shopshire lad, whose extraordinary feat ought to be far more celebrated than it is. A man who died as he lived, chasing the impossible.