Alex got sober in 2017 when she was 23. This is a show about what it's like once you get sober, discovering who you really are without substances, and what if who you really are is actually also a dickhead? Come and spend a happy hour. The debut fringe hour from Chortle Hotshot 2025, Alex … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Alex Stringer: Happy Hour
Welcome to comedian Bailey Swilley's ghost tour, complete with tales of haunted tampons, magical spells and life lessons on family expectations, grief and growing up. Gimme a Sign! is a storytelling comedy, based on a family tragedy and the strange but funny antics that ensued after. Join Bailey as she reflects on the stages of … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Gimme A Sign!
In her debut hour, award-winning NZ comedian dives into the delicate art of keeping a cat (your inner weirdo) hidden in a bag. A joyous hour of unique storytelling and observations told with the voice of a kids cartoon and cheeky wit of an adult comedian. Winner Best Debut NZ International Comedy Festival 2019. Best … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Becky Umbers: Put that Cat Back in the Bag
Lachlan Werner – 'Hilarious. extraordinary ventriloquist' (Guardian) – invites you to roll up and step this way for a new show so strong, it's dangerous. Jack Hammer is the strongest boy in the world. He can lift a ten-tonne truck and crush the strongest steel. Just don't get too close. His management says you can … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Lachlan Werner: WonderTwunk
James Joyce's epic story of one day in one city is brought to life in this inventive new show, bringing Ireland's most notorious book to audiences aged 8 and upwards, and all those who haven't got around to reading it yet. Combining live performance, intricate paper design, an original score and Joyce's odyssey, this is … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – You’ll See
A brand new mind-bending theatrical experience. Prepare to have your reality rewritten... Following sold-out shows around the world, Ben Hart returns with a brand new show – his most astonishing and impossible yet. An entirely unique voice in magic, Ben Hart brings together enthralling storytelling, sharp wit and indisputable charm, to create magic shows that … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – The Remarkable Ben Hart
Joey is a Bad Gay™. He's never had sex with a man, not even once. But tonight is the night, and he is determined to make sure he will not die a virgin. Filled with Catholic guilt, internalised homophobia and fear of the local GAA lads – Joey embarks on a hapless quest to 'get … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Homo(sapien)
Written and Performed by Pat Kinevane Directed by Jim Culleton’ ★★★★ Basking in a regal purple, initially, it feels intrusive to enter the space.It feels barren, save for a few props and pieces of set dressing, but the entirety of the space will become utilised in this compelling and pure piece of movement-infused theatrical storytelling. … Continue reading KING by Pat Kinevane – Dance Base
https://youtu.be/UrQphDbxNG0 Written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Directed by Oisín Kearney ★★★★ The very notion of taking an absurdist humour and approach to sexual consent, work-place-harassment and believing those who come forward is not only an ill-advised pr nightmare; but frankly dangerous in the wrong hands. Good thing Lie Low is written with such disarmingly acute humour, and … Continue reading Lie Low – Traverse Theatre
https://youtu.be/vXNEJ9tt-q8 Written by Eugene O'Brien Directed by Jim Culleton ★★★★ Regret has reared its face at the Festival more than many other concepts this year. How lives may splinter and alter with the decisions we make, or in Heaven’s case, how lives may have played out had we acted on differing impulses and desires. There isn’t a … Continue reading Heaven – Traverse Theatre
