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Max Fulham: Monkey Business

Silliness and nonsense that’s as much fun for adults as it is for its intended audience

Just the Tonic @ the Caves

Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes: A One-Man Sketch Show

Eclectic and energetic sketch comedy maintains an extraordinarily high level throughout

ZOO Playground

Atomic Tales

Solo show demonstrates emotional heft in recounting one couple’s Chernobyl experience

Pleasance Courtyard

Dane Buckley: Darling

Cheeky, mischievous, fascinating and highly entertaining

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Common Tongue

A play about the wonder of finding the right words

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Gilded Balloon Teviot

Max Fulham: Monkey Business

Silliness and nonsense that’s as much fun for adults as it is for its intended audience

Just the Tonic @ the Caves

Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes: A One-Man Sketch Show

Eclectic and energetic sketch comedy maintains an extraordinarily high level throughout

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

This Year I Am Going To Die

Funny, thoughtful study of an anxious life

ZOO Playground

Atomic Tales

Solo show demonstrates emotional heft in recounting one couple’s Chernobyl experience

Pleasance Courtyard

Dane Buckley: Darling

Cheeky, mischievous, fascinating and highly entertaining

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Common Tongue

A play about the wonder of finding the right words

Margaret Glaspy
I Am Both

Fourth album is raw, hushed and beautiful

Joyeria
Decay Decay Decay

A debut album that’s fully formed

Wild Gods
The Glorious Abysmal

An eerie reckoning of an album

Richard Ayoade
Afterthoughts

Comedy star’s latest philosophical musings are nutty and pithy

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
A ? of WHEN

A breezy second album for these psychedelic kindred spirits

Holy Wave
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Space and spice and all things nice

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Greenside @ Riddle's Court

One-Man Poe

Less means more in a characterful interpretation of much-loved gothic tales

theSpace on Niddry Street

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First

Boyish exuberance belies a wistful study of innocence lost

Assembly Roxy

Rory Cargill: Television 1

Loving TV parody elicits mixed reception

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theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

This Year I Am Going To Die

Funny, thoughtful study of an anxious life

ZOO Playground

Atomic Tales

Solo show demonstrates emotional heft in recounting one couple’s Chernobyl experience

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Common Tongue

A play about the wonder of finding the right words

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Max Fulham: Monkey Business

Silliness and nonsense that’s as much fun for adults as it is for its intended audience

Just the Tonic @ the Caves

Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes: A One-Man Sketch Show

Eclectic and energetic sketch comedy maintains an extraordinarily high level throughout

Pleasance Courtyard

Dane Buckley: Darling

Cheeky, mischievous, fascinating and highly entertaining

comedy

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theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Sound Strokes: A Harmonious Blend of Chinese and Scottish Music

Blend of Chinese and Scottish folk is midday shot of calm energy

Glasgow Garage

Hot 8 Brass Band

A masterclass in pure joy

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

Garbage

A homecoming charged with gratitude, celebration and remembrance

Pleasance Courtyard

REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up

Conspiracy caper sketched in human form

Festival Theatre

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes

A five-star triumph: bold, beautiful, and utterly unforgettable

Assembly Hall

Ten Thousand Hours

Mind-boggling gymnastics feats from the aptly-titled troupe Gravity and Other Myths

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ZOO Playground

Youth in Flames

A coming-of-age tale with fire and tears

Underbelly Cowgate

The Monkeypox Gospel

Tender and courageous coming-of-age show

PBH Free Fringe @ BrewDog Lothian Road

A History of Scotland in 6 Bad Ideas

Top-notch storytelling with some hair-raising historical tidbits

Hold the Fort

Brief and bold little horror comedy is a lot of fun while it lasts

Blue Heron

A semi-autobiographical reconciliation of imperfect memory

Signal One

Hard sci-fi talks itself into a corner tackling alien language

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Margaret Glaspy
I Am Both

Joyeria
Decay Decay Decay

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The Glorious Abysmal

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A ? of WHEN

Holy Wave
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Downtown Boys
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Richard Ayoade
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Byeong-mo
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Merryn Glover
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James Canton
Grounded

Renato Cisneros
You Shall Leave Your Land

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Usher Hall

Puccini’s Suor Angelica

London Symphony deliver a magnificent rendition of Puccini’s one-act opera

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Assembly Checkpoint

Alison Jackson’s Faking Famous: You Can be a Celebrity Too

Entertaining deep dive into fake news

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Pleasance Courtyard

REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up

Conspiracy caper sketched in human form

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