10 h. ago Edfringe comedian Ali Brice wins Dabbers Bingo Comedy Caller Contest 2025

In a wild, hilarious and high energy Grand Final, Edinburgh Fringe comedian Ali Brice (performing as his happy-go-lucky, gameshow enthusiast alter-ego Eric Meat) wowed a packed audience of bingo-lovers and industry judges to be named Dabbers Bingo Comedy Caller 2025.

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11 h. ago Scottish comedian David Ingram is taking charge at Edinburgh homecoming

Award winning stand-up comedian David Ingram will be asking Edinburgh Festival Fringe audiences ‘who is the daddy?’ on his debut appearance. His autobiographical solo show, Carrot Top (Memoirs of a Gay) is a deeply personal, hilarious, and empowering journey through identity, confidence, and becoming the person you were always meant to be.

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21 h. ago Dance explores time's relationship to memory in The Weight of Then

Yonder Contemporary Dance Company is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its fourth run at the Fringe with a new production titled The Weight of Then. This 40-minute dance performance unravels how the past lingers in the present by exploring time’s influence on memory, the bonds that connect us, and experiences that are both universal and deeply personal.

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31 h. ago Comedian and podcaster Rob Auton announces tour ahead of bringing debut story to Edinburgh Fringe

Multi-award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster, and actor Rob Auton (The Change, Marching Powder, Starstruck) announces a brand new tour with CAN: The Story of a Man Called CAN — his first-ever narrative story, centred on a man who was once the world’s leading motivational speaker until something changed. The show debuts in Edinburgh for the full month this August and tours the UK from 2026.

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56 h. ago Edinburgh Festivals Survival Guide 2025: Here are 12 tips to make the most of Edinburgh in August

Whether you are in Edinburgh for a day or the full three weeks - these tips will help you have a smooth and enjoyable festival.

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58 h. ago When Tech Fails Drama Begins! New play to be debuted by Scottish writer at Edinburgh Fringe

Frustrated with an unfulfilling job, upcoming Scottish Writer, Director and Performer George Grant turned his negative situation into a positive and used his experience of modern online working to write his debut show, Operation Blank, which is to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

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58 h. ago Unleash your inner Italian with Stefania Licari’s new Edinburgh Fringe show

Award winning Stefania Licari, Italian expat and medic turned comic returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with a brand-new one-woman show.

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59 h. ago Six unique Fringe shows by or starring women coming to Edinburgh this August

Including a martial arts and dance work choreographed by acclaimed dancer-choreographer Jennifer Gohier, darkly comedic meditations on childhood kidnap by actor, writer, and comedian Samia Rida, and a satirical commentary on colonising Mars by eclectic performance artist Faye Yan, this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe is set to see a brilliant selection of unique top-picks starring, created, and co-created by leading female theatre makers, performers, and creatives play at popular Edinburgh venues this August.

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5 d. ago Miriam Margolyes hits out at reports she is at ‘death’s door’

Miriam Margolyes has hit out at reports she is at “death’s door” as she shared a career update with her fans.

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6 d. ago Mànran to headline intimate gig as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe takeover

Mànran will play an intimate gig at the Mound as Innis & Gunn take over the area for the 2025 Fringe.

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6 d. ago Honorary degrees for actress, food entrepreneur and cultural leader at QMU graduation

On the 8th July, Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh awarded honorary degrees to an acclaimed Scottish actress, a food innovator and an Edinburgh Fringe leader at its 2025 graduation ceremonies.

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7 d. ago New Scottish and Polish homes revealed for impressario Richard Demarco's vast art collection

Archive of 4,500 works moving from base at Summerhall in Edinburgh because of Fringe venue going up for sale

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8 d. ago Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard to star in play about England fan who put flare up his bum

Why I Stuck A Flare Up My A*** For England, which is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe, is based on the infamous moment from the Euros in 2021 when a fan of the Three Lions put a lit flare up his backside

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9 d. ago Rising Voices, Bold Visions: The Fresh Talent Redefining Edinburgh Fringe 2025

As the world’s largest arts festival returns, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 is set to showcase an extraordinary wave of fresh voices and bold new talent. This year’s lineup features powerful explorations of identity, resilience, friendship, and societal change—offering audiences a chance to connect with stories that are as timely as they are personal.

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1 week ago Tim Minchin: Songs the World Will Never Hear review – a bumper night with the marvellous misfit

Hammersmith Apollo, LondonMinchin embraces his oddball status – is he musician, comedian, auteur or clown? – in this three-hour showIt’s 20 years since Tim Minchin’s life-changing Edinburgh fringe in 2005, and tonight he’s singing 20 songs of commemoration. There’s a lot to celebrate: few careers are this distinctive, or this successful. And there’s a real sense Minchin has got life where he wants it tonight. With a five-strong band in tow, the balance is better than on his last tour between troubadour and rock Gargantua. And there’s an embrace, too, of his misfit status: who cares if no one knows whether he’s a musician, a comedian, an auteur or a clown – or whether tonight’s show is, as Minchin describes it, “an absolute shitshow of tonal inconsistency”?I mean, he’s not wrong. Minchin has always been a curious mix of cool and uncool, sending up rock theatrics while openly in thrall to them. He is an artist of excess, never knowingly underwritten – and for more than three hours ton...

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1 week ago Northern Irish theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

Artists and organisations hope to gain international recognition

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1 week ago NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

The Spotlight On Theatre And Dance From Northern Ireland initiative will be held on August 19

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025: The biggest gigs to see at the festival in August, including Pete Doherty

With acts including Pete Doherty, The Boomtown Rats and Ezra Collective all set to perform, here are our picks for gigs at the 2025 Fringe.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025 Hot Tickets: 31 stars of Live at the Apollo with shows this August

There are no shortage of familiar faces from the BBC’s flagship standup comedy show in Edinburgh this year.

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2 w. ago As the Women’s Euros kick off, Edinburgh Fringe serves up sport, sweat, and scandal on stage

With the Women’s Euros just around the corner, excitement for women’s football is reaching fever pitch across the UK and beyond. The Euros aren’t just bringing the world’s best players to the pitch — they’re shining a spotlight on the battles, the breakthroughs, and the stories behind the game. And this summer, Edinburgh Fringe is perfectly timed to dive headfirst into that energy with a stunning lineup of sport-themed theatre and musicals that capture the grit, glamour, and grind of sport both on and off the field.

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