Tuesday 18 August 2026

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★★★★★

2 Guys, 3 Drams: The Ultimate Live Blues and Whisky Experience
Water of Life Productions

Captured the central spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Brig Newspaper

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★★★★★

A Little Green Leaf
Leaf Collective

if you see just one show this fringe make it this one

Derek Awards

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★★★★★

atticwife
RnL Productions

Entertaining and feels incredibly timely.

West End Best Friend

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★★★★★

Daughter of Sweden - That One Princess Who Got Drunk with Lizzie I and Thrown Out of England
Teater Kaleido, By/With: Cecilia Säverman, Director: Judith Hollander

It’s a rewarding hour — both enlightening and quietly moving.

CounterCulture

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★★★★★

Improv Comedy with Box of Frogs
Box of Frogs

High energy and wit.

Derek Awards

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★★★★★

In the Cold Light
George Grant

An exceptional play full of intrigue.

George's Theatre Reviews

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★★★★★

Nocturnal Is The New Sexy
By Esme Sharpington

a fantastic piece of work

Sinners Review

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★★★★★

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote
Tim Benzie

This show taps into a nostalgia you didn’t know you had.

The Recs

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★★★★★

Spraywatch: A Beautiful Rescue
Low Fat Productions

Impeccable comedic timing and a ridiculously enjoyable atmosphere.

A Young(ish) Perspective

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★★★★★

The Big Bad Wolf
The Plandits

The best rock 'n roll panto in history

Derek Awards

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★★★★★

The Billy Joel Story
Night Owl Shows

You will not want this to end

Derek Awards

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★★★★★

The Legend of Queen
Night Owl Shows

Only 50 minutes long, but 50 years of memories

UK Theatre Web

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★★★★★

The Night Ali Died
Raising Cain Productions

A performance that keeps you talking about it for hours later.

The Real Chrisparkle

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★★★★★

The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness
Moon Rabbit Theatre

A standout piece of small, independent Fringe theatre.

Edinburgh Reviews

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★★★★★

Women of Rock
Night Owl Shows

Raine Beau is an absolute powerhouse.

One4Review

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★★★★

August McEachern: Be My Friend
August McEachern

A charming and talented performer

A Young(ish) Perspective

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★★★★

boobytrapped
No Tits Theatre in Association with theSpaceUK

Hilarious, horny and truly original.

Binge Fringe

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★★★★

Cinderella and Frankenstein's Monster Are Dead
The Beachcombers

Affecting, literary and thought-provoking.

Binge Fringe

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★★★★

Cinderella and Frankenstein's Monster Are Dead
The Beachcombers

Lan Jiang plays teenager Zhao Lan with a lightness...grace and power.

Theatre & Tonic

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★★★★

Eight
Drama Works (Parker & Snell)

Each actor turns in a highly nuanced and professional performance.

BroadwayBaby

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★★★★

Graduatric
A Lucy Linford Production

a sharp, funny and quietly affecting two-hander about education

Other

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★★★★

Houdini Speaks to the Living
The Hidden Room Theatre

The displays of magic are also effective and full of panache.

North West End

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★★★★

Our Seventh String
Paperfolk Theatre

Our Seventh String is bursting with heart and ambition

The Scotsman

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★★★★

Table for Two
Jack Kenyon

Sweet, meaningful, and magical.

World Magic Review

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★★★★

The Body I Left in Susquehanna National Forest
Ur Mean Kathleen

An enjoyable, unsettling piece of dark comedy.

The Smu Reviews

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★★★★

The Body I Left in Susquehanna National Forest
Ur Mean Kathleen

Darkly funny and sharply scripted.

Fernyhough Arts Review

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★★★★

The IT
Fuzed Theatre Company

a highly important piece of theatre

Disobedient Magazine

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★★★★

The Man Who Said Too Much
Eoin Carney presents

Genuinely funny

The Reviews Hub

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★★★★

The Problem With Kate Winslet's Dress
Switch Theatre in association with Centre Stage Theatre Company

One of the sweetest and most charming shows of the festival.

Nerd Party

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★★★★

Tone Up: Nae Instruments Needed
Tone Up

A fantastic debut for Edinburgh’s home-grown a capella group.

Musical Manda

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Recommended Show

Auld Lang Sing
Anam Alba Creative CIC

Unexpectedly moved

FringeReview

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Good Show

Carys Should be the UK’s Next Eurovision Entry
Carys Jeffrey Evans

given the quality of recent UK entries, Jeffrey Evans got my vote

FringeReview

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Very Good Show

Operation Market Garden
Inspired Theatre

Such an intimate piece of theatre.

FringeReview

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The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue
The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue

The best thing to come from Canada since maple syrup!

Zoe The Ball

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