Assembly George Square

New home for Assembly.

Upcoming events

31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 1 Aug

Zimbabwe Sculptures

10:00am – 10:00pm, free

Assembly George Square

Vhukutiwa Gallery returns for its 11th exhibition of sculpture, presenting a haunting range of work, all with a remarkable tactile quality evoking a world part natural, part spirit-oriented from some...

31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 6 Aug, 13 Aug

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

4:35pm – 5:50pm, £8.00 – £12.00

Assembly George Square

A sell-out touring hit in 2012, with silly songs and historical hysteria, The Six Wives of Henry VIII promises to be an ill-researched lesson in Tudor history that you'll never...

31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 14 Aug

Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Full Frontal Nerdity

6:10pm – 7:10pm, £6.00 – £12.00

Assembly George Square

Are you sci-curious? Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, geeky songstress Helen Arney and experiments maestro Steve Mould present Full Frontal Nerdity, with stand-up, live science and unashamed geekiness. 'Wonderfully witty' ****...

31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 13 Aug, 20 Aug

New Art Club: Feel About Your Body

6:45pm – 7:45pm, £6.00 – £14.00

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An uplifting, life-affirming, hilarious spectacle about how we feel about our bodies. Expect silliness, see a man talking to his bottom and find out what not to do during a...

31 Jul – 11 Aug

David Baddiel - Fame: Not the Musical

7:30pm – 8:30pm, £7.50 – £17.50

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We’re obsessed with fame, but who talks honestly about what it’s really like? David Baddiel, in his first full Edinburgh show for 15 years, does. ‘Hilarious and weirdly moving’ (Peter...

31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 12 Aug, 19 Aug

Chris Dugdale - Magic and Mischief!

7:30pm – 8:30pm, £6.00 – £12.00

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Chris Dugdale - Magic and Mischief! A unique blend of magic, mind control and mischief. Dynamic, hard-hitting magic that will entertain and astound. You've seen him on TV now see...

31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 13 Aug

Sara Pascoe vs the Truth

8:00pm – 9:00pm, £6.00 – £12.00

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Everything is subjective. Sara has starred on Live at the Apollo, Stand Up for the Week and Twenty Twelve and despite this, cannot be absolutely sure that she exists. ‘Always...

31 Jul – 26 Aug

Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical!

8:30pm – 9:30pm, £10.00 – £15.00

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Critics' Pick (New York Times). 'Entertainment phenomenon!' ***** (Scotsman). Baby Wants Candy returns after sell-out shows in 2012! Completely improvised full-band musical! ***** (ThreeWeeks). ***** (WhatsonStage.com). ***** (British Theatre Guide)....

31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 12 Aug, 19 Aug

Akmal

8:50pm – 9:50pm, £7.00 – £12.50

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Movies, sketch, stand-up, TV appearances, radio and talk-show host, improviser and published author, Akmal is one of Australia's most respected and accomplished comics. ‘An explosion of laughter and entertainment’ (Telegraph...

31 Jul – 15 Aug, not 2 Aug, 9 Aug

Josh Widdicombe: Incidentally...

9:00pm – 10:00pm, £10.00 – £13.00

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Star of Channel 4's The Last Leg, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Mock the Week, returns to Edinburgh with a new show for a limited...

31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 12 Aug

Charlie Baker: Baker's Dozen

9:15pm – 10:15pm, £5.00 – £11.00

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Award-winning comedian and 'Devon's answer to Sinatra' (Guardian), sings the 13 biggest selling UK singles from the last 13 years. He'll tell more than 13 jokes. 'A superior take on...

31 Jul – 26 Aug, not 12 Aug, 19 Aug

Glenn Wool: This Road Has Tolls

9:50pm – 10:50pm, £6.00 – £14.00

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Glenn Wool, the tetherless vagabond returns... When people ask what it’s like, I give them the same warning that Google Maps gives me when I type in another cross-planet journey......

various dates between 31 Jul and 26 Aug

Rory McGrath and Philip Pope in Bridge Over Troubled Lager

10:10pm – 11:10pm, £8.00 – £13.00

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After their hit dad-rock album Dark Side of the Moob, the boys are back with another collection of witty, elegant, sophisticated and, at times, rather unpleasant songs. Warning: childish content.

31 Jul – 25 Aug, not 12 Aug

Shane Mauss: Mating Season

10:30pm – 11:30pm, £8.00 – £12.00

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Award-winning American stand-up Shane Mauss (Conan, Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) examines dating and sex through an evolutionary lens, using science and animal mating behaviour to explain our relationships and...

various dates between 31 Jul and 25 Aug

Rob Deering's Beat This

11:30pm – 12:30am, £5.00 – £10.00

Assembly George Square

'Employing live music mash-ups, megamixes (not enough of them nowadays) and music trivia, the nimble-fingered Deering pits comedians and the audience against each other’ (Comedycentral.co.uk). New show and top-notch guests...

1–25 Aug

Illustration Fairy O

10:00am – 8:00pm, free

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Teresa Cálem scans the world with extraordinary skill, her work has been described as witnessing miracles. A garden of faces, each unique yet beautifully interwoven.

1–26 Aug, not 6, 13

The Maharajah and the Kohinoor

10:00am – 11:00am, £5.00 – £9.00

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A costume drama for families! Before it became part of the Crown Jewels, the Kohinoor diamond had many keepers, many kings and many emperors, but there was one who was...

1–25 Aug, not 15

Esio Trot

10:30am – 11:20am, £4.00 – £8.00

Assembly George Square

From Cambridge University comes this ‘brilliant new stage production’ **** (Varsity). Roald Dahl’s classic story will delight all ages with its tale of love and celery, told through the eyes...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Working on a Special Day

11:10am – 12:10pm, £8.00 – £12.00

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1938. Hitler visits Mussolini’s Italy. Two actors create a bittersweet human drama that unfolds against the political landscape of rising fascism. ‘Fast pace, crack timing, whimsical inventiveness’ (New York Times)....

1–18 Aug

Romeo and Juliet

11:20am – 12:20pm, £9.00 – £10.00

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Be catapulted into a world of star-crossed lovers, angry parents and magical potions. Featuring thrilling live music and playful clowning, this is a visually stunning adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play....

1–26 Aug, not 12

The Waiting Room

11:30am – 12:30pm, £8.00 – £12.00

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A place where luck and cunning cannot save you. In it the most streetwise will come face-to-face with frail mortality. An exciting, thought-provoking performance on the meaning of existence and...

1–26 Aug, not 13, 20

Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks

12:15pm – 1:30pm, £7.00 – £12.00

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1976-1988. Two fat men pretend to fight. One hundred million watch. This award-winning comedy play revives these behemoths’ bizarre world. Starring Herald Angel winner Ross Gurney (Follow Me) and Dave...

1–26 Aug, not 12

Genesis/Golgotha

12:30pm – 1:30pm, £10.00 – £14.00

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The creative team behind Cincinnati (Fringe First winner, 2002) reunites to present the voices of Eve, the first woman and mother of us all, and Jesus of Nazareth, Son of...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

12:30pm – 1:30pm, £10.00 – £15.00

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Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums, choreographed muscular synchronisation timed to perfection, stunning post-apocalyptic imagery, belly laugh humour brought to you by Europe's leading taiko group. Feel the energy and...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Steve Richards' Rock 'n' Roll Politics 2

12:40pm – 1:40pm, £8.00 – £12.50

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Steve Richards' Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics 2. Laugh and cry at a new behind-the-scenes guide to the latest political dramas and characters including Cameron, Clegg, Miliband and Salmond. Politics all...

1–26 Aug, not 13

The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe

1:10pm – 2:35pm, £8.00 – £13.00

Assembly George Square

An hour before her death, the woman behind the icon unravels her life in a stark confessional that reveals a biting intelligence and an imperfect body. From Dyad Productions (Female...

1–26 Aug, not 12

London Road, Sea Point

1:50pm – 2:55pm, £10.00 – £15.00

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Winner of the Olive Schreiner Prize and a South African festival record breaker for sold out shows. A powerful, funny, poignant story of friendship between two women as their lives...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

BrainSex

2:00pm – 3:00pm, £7.00 – £12.00

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Men read maps better, but women read emotions - so say brain scientists. Is the key to human behaviour inside our skulls? ‘A deadly wit’ (Scotsman). 2010: ‘exponentially funny’, ****...

1–26 Aug, not 14

Out of the Blue

2:00pm – 2:50pm, £5.00 – £11.00

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Oxford's all-male, all-vocal sensation and stars of Britain's Got Talent return with their unique blend of dazzling harmonies, comical choreography and boyish charm. ‘Thank God for you’ (Simon Cowell). ‘An...

1–26 Aug, not 12

Clown for Hire

2:00pm – 3:00pm, £10.00 – £13.00

Assembly George Square

Julius the clown lives on the street of Johannesburg, dreaming of performing his one-man circus show. Unfortunately, no one has time for clown in Johannesburg. Julius makes it his duty...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Economy of Thought

2:40pm – 3:50pm, £8.00 – £14.00

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The City, London. The actions of four bankers during a public protest provokes an incident and events quickly spiral out of control. A searing, thought-provoking, darkly comic tale of money,...

1–26 Aug, not 13

No Direction

2:50pm – 3:50pm, £8.00 – £15.00

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Guy Masterson presents No Direction, a funny, moving, fast and sometimes furious piece of theatre that leaves you with a spring in your step and plenty to talk about afterwards....

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Nick: An Accidental Hero

3:15pm – 4:15pm, £8.00 – £12.00

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‘Transportive, uncategorizable, original, uplifting and brave’ (Theatre Review). An incredible true story about an ordinary man overcoming extraordinary challenges. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. It’s the ultimate story of friendship, triumph...

1–23 Aug, not 13, 20

The Bitches' Box

3:20pm – 4:15pm, £8.00 – £10.00

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(noun) kennel used to separate a bitch on heat from other dogs to prevent knotting (breeding). Comic actresses Emma Newborn and Amelia Guild present life on a New Zealand farm...

various dates between 1 Aug and 25 Aug

Forest Boy

3:20pm – 4:20pm, £8.00 – £11.00

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On 2 September 2011, a boy appeared in Berlin claiming to have grown up in the forest. Based on a true story that captured the world, Forest Boy is a...

1–26 Aug, not 14

White's Lies

3:30pm – 5:00pm, £10.00 – £16.50

Assembly George Square

Joe's a lawyer scared stiff of settling down - so when his mother wants him to start a family he decides to make one up: what could possibly go wrong?...

1–26 Aug, not 12

Undone

4:10pm – 5:10pm, £10.00 – £13.00

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Winner of eight South African theatre awards. ‘Exquisitely beautiful’ ***** (Krit). A man soaks in a bath, surveying his inheritance: mother's pearls, father's jacket, a worn suitcase, as he journeys...

1–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Inspector Norse

4:20pm – 5:20pm, £8.00 – £10.00

Assembly George Square

A self-assembly Swedish crime thriller from award-winning comedy duo LipService. Nordic noir comedy featuring a knitted set, a 70s pop band and some drunken moose. And that jumper! Like to...

1–26 Aug, not 12

ThaTha

4:25pm – 5:25pm, £10.00 – £14.00

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Fresh from Africa, colourful, climactic and bursting at the seams with energy, the spectacular celebration of song, dance and life in Africa returns to Edinburgh. ThaTha means Please Take. Uncovers...

1–25 Aug, not 13

Fanfiction Comedy

4:40pm – 5:40pm, £8.00 – £10.00

Assembly George Square

Winner of Best Show at the 2012 NZ Comedy Guild Awards, Australasia's cult comedy sensation finally hits the UK. Join NZ's best young comics and their celebrity guests as they...

1–26 Aug, not 7, 14

Red Bastard

4:40pm – 5:50pm, £7.00 – £13.00

Assembly George Square

Could this five-star, dangerous, seductive comedy monster literally change your life? America’s premier bouffon unleashes an absurdly sadistic masterclass where something interesting must happen every 10 seconds. His mission: charm,...

1–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Birdhouse

5:30pm – 6:30pm, £8.00 – £12.00

Assembly George Square

Meet four survivors of the infamous attack from Hitchcock's The Birds. Surreal comedy horror from the ‘joyously anarchic' (Venue Magazine) Jammy Voo. Featuring puppetry, arresting visuals and live music. ‘Fizzes...

1–26 Aug, not 12

The Three Little Pigs

5:45pm – 6:45pm, £10.00 – £15.00

Assembly George Square

After five-star reviews and awards around the world, The Three Little Pigs is a political thriller set in a world where Animal Farm meets Reservoir Dogs. A dark and unexpected...

1–26 Aug, not 13

Luke Wright: Essex Lion

6:00pm – 7:00pm, £6.00 – £10.50

Assembly George Square

Essex lions, posh plumbers and houses that used to be boozers populate Wright's latest batch of romping satirical verses. Expect belly laughs and dewy eyes. ‘Visceral, poignant and riotously funny’ (Scotsman). ***** (Scotsman, List,...

1–25 Aug

Leo

6:00pm – 7:00pm, £15.00 – £16.00

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Leo, the anti-gravity show, returns for an unprecedented third Fringe run! Winner of the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award 2011, a runaway hit at Fringe 2012 and now an...

1–26 Aug, not 12

Four Screws Loose in Screwtopia!

6:05pm – 7:05pm, £5.00 – £10.50

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Fringe favourites Four Screws Loose return with an explosion of comedy not to be missed! 'Had me crying with laughter' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Brilliant' **** (Comedy.co.uk). 'Fearless' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Better than...

1–26 Aug, not 5, 12, 19

Knee Deep

6:10pm – 7:10pm, £10.00 – £16.00

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Casus return with their smash hit, Knee Deep. Four performers explore the boundaries of strength and tenderness. Walking the line between brute force and beauty Knee Deep proves that delicacy...

1–26 Aug, not 12

The Soil

7:10pm – 8:10pm, £10.00 – £14.00

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A SATMA award-winning three-member a cappella group. Theirs is a contemporary township style Kasi soul - an eclectic mix of musical genres with jazz, hip-hop, Afro-pop, Afro-soul with constant beatboxing.

1–26 Aug, not 12

The Epicene Butcher and Other Stories for Consenting Adults

7:20pm – 8:15pm, £10.00 – £13.00

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The ancient Japanese art form of Kamishibai given a hilarious, profane pop revival. Stories with such divergent themes as heaven and hell, pornography, gothic tragedy and the dream life of...

1–25 Aug, not 12

Lords of Strut

7:30pm – 8:30pm, £8.00 – £13.00

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Two brothers with a passion for dance and a dream to be the greatest celebrities the world has ever seen! Florescent hi-tops, spandex unitards and gravity defying acrobatics all to...

1–26 Aug, not 13

Briefs: The Second Coming

7:50pm – 8:50pm, £10.00 – £15.00

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Fresh from glitter-bombing the globe, the award winning trouble makers are back with a brand spankin' new show. 'Amazing physical talent' ***** (Irish Times). ‘Highly entertaining' **** (Time Out, London)....

various dates between 1 Aug and 24 Aug

The Worst of Scottee

8:40pm – 9:40pm, £12.00

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Scottee encounters past flames, ex-friends and people who no longer like this ‘edgy innovator’ (Independent) in his debut solo show. This show will give you reasons not to like him....

1–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Die Roten Punkte - KUNST ROCK (ART ROCK)

8:55pm – 10:05pm, £5.00 – £12.00

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Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say 'hallo' to your new favourite band. ‘Wild cabaret rock concert’ ***** (Herald Sun). ‘Pitch-perfect pop parody’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Hilarious, outrageous!’...

1–25 Aug, not 12

Rich Hall

9:30pm – 10:30pm, £10.00 – £14.00

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Rich Hall becomes immeasurably funnier if you try not to laugh at him. Because every time you do, a soul somewhere gets trampled. Brand new stand-up show from Montana's deadpan...

1–26 Aug, not 12, 19

Loyiso Gola: The Professional Black!

10:00pm – 11:00pm, £7.00 – £11.00

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The award-winning comedian and groundbreaking TV host makes his return to Edinburgh with a new show that will spark interest, ignite curiosity and provoke debate.

1–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Titty Bar Ha Ha

10:30pm – 11:30pm, £8.00 – £13.00

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1943. War, smut, sex, grime. As the bombs fall join your hosts Hope and Gloria for a rowdy, raunchy, and positively ridiculous show of high-end filth. ****1/2. Welcome to Club...

1–25 Aug, not 12

Rich Hall's Hoedown

11:00pm – 12:30am, £10.00 – £15.00

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‘If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer’ (Henry David Thoreau). Join Rich and pals for this late-night comedy/music...

1–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Yannis Pappas in The Yannis Pappas Show

11:20pm – 12:20am, £6.00 – £11.00

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Yannis Pappas performs his unique mix of stand-up combined with his beloved characters Mr Panos and Maurica. Don't miss the Edinburgh debut from this US rising star.

1–25 Aug

Best of Burlesque

11:59pm – 12:59am, £10.00 – £15.00

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Chaz Royal presents an all-star roundup of the best burlesque at the Fringe. Sultry strip tease, cutting edge cabaret and vaudeville variety collide like no other show! The grand finale...

2–26 Aug, not 12

Hairy Maclary and Friends Show Featuring Slinky Malinki

10:50am – 11:50am, £10.00 – £11.00

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The hit show returns with new stories and some old favourites. With more of the same fun, interactive adventures and memorable songs, 'every child should see this!' ***** (One4Review.wordpress.com).

various dates between 2 Aug and 25 Aug

The Breakfast Club

11:00am – 12:00pm, £8.00

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Hot from the oven comes the tastiest breakfast in town. Featuring only the best comedians and acts at the Fringe, this is a show that truly is for the whole...

2–26 Aug, not 12

Eugenie Grandet

1:00pm – 2:20pm, £10.00 – £12.00

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Honoré de Balzac’s classic story of love, greed and betrayal set in post-Napoleonic France. A new adaptation, vividly and powerfully brought to life and beautifully designed by an acclaimed creative...

2–25 Aug, not 5, 12, 19

Best of the Fest Daytime

1:20pm – 2:35pm, £8.00 – £12.50

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The perfect way to kick-start your day sampling the very Best of the Fest! Join us in the gardens for the best comedy, cabaret and music on offer. Daily line-ups...

various dates between 2 Aug and 26 Aug

Freak Show

3:20pm – 4:20pm, £8.00 – £11.00

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Within the macabre of a Victorian sideshow, Freak Show explores the secrets of the circus and the madness of the world behind it. You will not want to look away......

2–26 Aug, not 12

Vegas Underground

10:30pm – 11:30pm, £15.00 – £16.00

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Bringing back a glamorous forgotten era with a modern twist. Old songs re-imagined, modern music with a rat pack twist, a full eight-piece band, stunning dancers and very special guests...

various dates between 3 Aug and 25 Aug

Austen's Women

11:40am – 12:50pm, £12.00 – £13.00

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They're back! Thirteen of Jane Austen’s heroines come to life in this bold revisiting of some of literature’s most celebrated works. Rebecca Vaughan’s sell-out Edinburgh 2009 hit returns for a...

various dates between 4 Aug and 25 Aug

Holes by Tom Basden

times vary, £10.00 – £20.00

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Three colleagues and a teenage girl are the sole survivors of a plane crash on a remote island. With Daniel Rigby, Katy Wix, Mathew Baynton, and Bebe Cave. Directed by...

4 Aug, 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Aug

The Room

11:59pm – 1:38am, £8.00

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Bring your plastic spoons and enjoy a Sunday night screening of the cult phenomenon that is The Room. 'The awful movie everyone wants to see' (Time.com). 'This has truly been...

5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug

Scotsman Best of the Fest

1:20pm – 2:35pm, £12.00

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The only Best of the Fest show to consist entirely of performers given four or five-star reviews in Scotland's national newspaper. Comedy, theatre, music and more. Completely sold out last...

6–25 Aug, not 12, 19

Showcatcher

3:00pm – 4:00pm, £7.50 – £10.00

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Want to know more about the festival? Meet star performers talking about themselves, work, gossip and the best shows. Catch the feedback from press and public. Become a reviewer yourself...

11 Aug, 18 Aug

Baby Wants Candy: The Graduation Show

11:59pm – 12:59am, £10.00

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Students of Baby Wants Candy's Improv Fringe Intensive strut their stuff in this showcase performance! To find out more or register for the award-winning BWC's 4-day Improv Intensive workshop head...

12–13 Aug

The Jive Aces - King of the Swingers Tour

times vary, £10.00

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UK's No.1 jive band and stars of Britain's Got Talent, bring the Sunshine. Songs by Prima, Darin etc. ‘Absolutely Brilliant!’ (Simon Cowell). ‘Wonderful!’ (Alan Titchmarsh) ***** (Spotlight.com). ‘Simply Sensational!’ (Stage)...

12–24 Aug

Lee Nelson Live

7:30pm – 8:30pm, £17.50

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Star of Lee Nelson's Well Funny People and host of Live at the Apollo brings his unique brand of character comedy to Scotland for two weeks only. Alongside alter egos...

12 Aug

Ceilidh

10:30pm – 11:40pm, £5.00

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Scotland’s most famous shindig as you’ve never seen it before. A riotous assembly of spellbinding tunes, prodigious piping and outrageous dancing. Irreverent, invigorating and in town for one night only....

16–26 Aug

Antonio Forcione Group

9:00pm – 10:00pm, £14.00 – £16.00

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Antonio Forcione returns with his dynamic quartet, taking a journey into his biggest hits. Be amazed by blistering virtuosity and soulfulness, a tumultuous mix of Latin, African and jazz sounds...

16–17 Aug

The Rolling Stones Now: 50 Beers and Counting

11:25pm – 12:40am, £10.00

Assembly George Square

The Rolling Stones Now formed in 1998 and authentically recreate the look, sound, energy and atmosphere of the Stones seminal live gigs, celebrating all that has made them legendary!

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