Jena Friedman- Motherf*cker 4****

American Writer/Performer Jena Friedman combines patriotism with humour and grief in this up and down show that has you laughing one minute and almost crying the next. With some risky punchlines at times, you don’t know what to expect next.

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Ashley Haden Presents Crosswords 4****

Let’s be real: asking comedians to shackle themselves to a crossword puzzle is a bit like herding cats—adorable, chaotic, and guaranteed to go spectacularly sideways. Too often, the result is a desperate band of comics clinging to old punchlines like … Read More

Enjoy Your Meal   3***

Enjoy Your Meal at Summerhall has all of the ingredients for a truly standout Fringe experience – immersive staging, food and drink served live and a performer willing to take creative risks. Unfortunately, while the concept is fresh, the … Read More

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror 3.5***

For his 2025 Fringe show, Kiwi comic Eli Matthewson tells all about the time in 2023 that his boyfriend tried to kill him in his sleep. Despite how this may sound, this isn’t some sort of true crime comedy … Read More

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall – 5*****

From the first “DISCO!” shout, this award-winning baby dance party sets a clear brief: everybody dances together. The host keeps it friendly and pressure-free, then leads a warm-up and space-finding. In front, our dance leaders, Trygve and Brit, flash favourite … Read More

The Tale of the Loneliest Whale – 4****

Hoglets Theatre’s deep-sea tale follows a lonely whale who sings into the blue and hears nothing back until a mysterious voice drifts through the water and sets him searching. The story threads through glowing coral caves, wibbly jellyfish swarms and the … Read More

Sharon Wanjohi: In the House 3.5***

Sharon Wanjohi has written a self-help book – in her debut Fringe show, she shares some pearls of wisdom from it. An hour of delightfully entertaining chaos and complete silliness ensues.

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Elements – 4.5****

We enter to find five young dancers already moving, as if the elements are waking before the lights go down. Elements trace air, water, fire and earth through bodies, light and a long silk that first reads as breeze or … Read More

Danny Ward – The Holiday 5*****

Wow, just wow! I’m sure most have seen the movie, The Holiday, or at least heard of it, well Danny Ward is on the credits because he actually worked on this ever popular film.

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Well Behaved Women – 4****

Well Behaved Women is a brisk and buoyant new comedy that gleefully dismantles the preconceived idea of Victorian womanhood. Set in 1883, it follows three young women—Marianne, an Irish maid determined to be taken seriously as a writer; Emma, a … Read More