edfringe 2015

Theatre / Political / New Writing, Summerhall, Venue 26, 11:50 until 29th August. Confirmation is a stunning solo performance by Chris Thorpe, tackling confirmation bias and the challenge of talking…

Theatre, Gilded Balloon, Venue 14, 19:45 until 31st August. Entering the small venue, I am assailed by sound: someone’s shouting into a mike, music is on, and as I traipse…

Theatre, Bedlam Theatre, Venue 49, 11:30 until August 5th-16th, 18th-30th. As Is is a play which premiered in 1985 during the peak hysteria surrounding the emergence of HIV in the…

Stand-up, Pleasance Courtyard , Venue 33, 20:30 until 30th August. Alex Edelman is a young stand-up comic from New York with great delivery and lots of potential. Everything Handed to…

Improv, theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall, venue 53, 22.20 until 29th August. Hailing from York, The Shambles improvisation troupe are fast becoming a regular sight at the Fringe and for good…

Comedy / Musical Theatre, Sin, Venue 342, 13:15 until 31st August. Two words for Vampire Hospital Waiting Room: hilarious and charming. After their original run at the Fringe in 2013,…

Busy gardens and blue sky at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photo: Edinburgh International Book Festival – Press Gallery The 2015 Edinburgh International Book Fest is well on its way,…

Comedy / Performance Show, Underbelly Cowgate, Venue 61, 19:20 until 30th August. Paul Foot is a Fringe and comedy stalwart whose unmistakeable physical and verbal style will not only leave…