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Venue Guide Gilded Balloon at the


Counting House V170 GF6 West Nicholson Street , EH8 9DD B0131 622 6552 ·


Phone bookings 10:00-00:00, Counter sales 10:00-00:00 D0131 622 6555 · www.gildedballoon.co.uk


site, Gilded Balloon at the Counting House is the place for comedy lovers!


This exciting four space venue will showcase over 40 performances each day this Fringe from 10:00 to 03:00. You can buy a ticket in advance to guarantee entry or Pay What You Want at the venue each day. Situated in the heart of Edinburgh with a fabulous bar on


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Cabaret and Variety The Fabulous Punch and Judy Show..............................................................................15


Comedy Ali Hassan: Man Interrupted (Work in Progress)...........................................................53 Alison Spittle Discovers Hawaii .....................................................................................53 Amy Howerska: Smashcat.............................................................................................56 Andrea Hubert: Week.....................................................................................................56 Andy Askins: The Man With No Name...........................................................................56 Angus Dunican: The Vanity Project ................................................................................57 @funnystorey.................................................................................................................59 Beth Vyse: As Funny as Cancer......................................................................................66 Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Rosco Mclelland ......................................................75 Ed Gamble: Stampede ...................................................................................................85 Ed Night: I'm Amazed It Has a Title ...............................................................................86 Elliot Steel: Netflix 'n' Steel............................................................................................86 Enter the Bagman..........................................................................................................87 Erin McGathy: Love You Loudly ....................................................................................88 Eshaan Akbar and Friends .............................................................................................88 Fin Taylor: Whitey McWhiteface.....................................................................................90 The Free Association Presents... ....................................................................................92 Jowie ............................................................................................................................113 Katia Kvinge: Squirrel...................................................................................................114 Kieran Boyd: Egg..........................................................................................................115 lara A king: Not Broken, Just Bent...............................................................................118 Lauren Pattison: Reet Petite – A Work in Progress......................................................120 Mid-Brow: The Live Show............................................................................................131 The MMORPG Show....................................................................................................133 The Red Richardson Experience...................................................................................149 Rowena Hutson: Strong Female Character .................................................................153 Russ Peers: Bad Gay?...................................................................................................154 Sam Carrington: Awkwardly Mobile............................................................................154 Scott Agnew: I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk.......................................157 Short & Curly: A Curly Night In....................................................................................159 Tessa Waters: Over Promises .......................................................................................168 Thomas Green: That'll Teach You .................................................................................169 Will Seaward: Magnificent Bastard.............................................................................177 Yaseen Kader: Smile.....................................................................................................178


Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Blushed.........................................................................................................................181


Gilded Balloon


at the Museum V64 GE5


Lothian Street, EH1 1HB B0131 622 6552 ·


Phone bookings 10:00-00:00, Counter sales 10:00-00:00 D0131 622 6555 · www.gildedballoon.co.uk


Children's shows.


The Gilded Balloon at the Museum is an exciting new venue for the Edinburgh Fringe. The Gilded Balloon are excited to launch the 210 seat, wheelchair accessible Auditorium (entrance from Lothian Street), showcasing the very best in Comedy, Theatre, Music and


H Our fully stocked outdoor bar adjacent to the venue will serve a wide range of drinks and snacks daily. I =1289


Children's Shows Kids Do Forth on the Fringe ...........................................................................................36 Mark Thompson's Spectacular Science Show ...............................................................37 Michael Morpurgo's King Arthur...................................................................................38 Shakin' Shakespeare......................................................................................................44 Treasure Island...............................................................................................................46


Comedy Neil Delamere: Ctrl Alt Delamere.................................................................................135 Night at the Museum...................................................................................................137 Not Just a Funny Turn...................................................................................................139 Rory Bremner Meets... .................................................................................................153 Vir Das..........................................................................................................................175


Music The Beatbox Collective ................................................................................................219 Soul Nation: Choir On Fire ...........................................................................................256


Spoken Word Steve Richards Presents Rock 'n' Roll Politics .............................................................281


Theatre The AniMotion Show ...................................................................................................286 Casting Call Woe..........................................................................................................293 Horse McDonald in Careful..........................................................................................320 The Snow Queen..........................................................................................................360


Gilded Balloon Teviot


V14 GF5 Teviot Row House, EH8 9AJ B0131 622 6552 ·


Phone bookings 10:00-00:00, Counter sales 10:00-01:00 D0131 622 6555 · www.gildedballoon.co.uk


of the Balcony and Billiard Rooms. Tickets available 24-hours online!


An exciting, vibrant, neo-gothic mini-castle housing nine performance spaces and seven bars including the exclusive roof top bar, The Loft. A must for all Fringe-goers. A massive mini-Fringe under one roof, this iconic venue has spawned the best of the best on the Fringe! All spaces, the café and all seven bars are wheelchair accessible, with the exception


H Bars and cafe open all day serving wide selection of food and drink. Relax in the beer garden including juice bar and food area. I =129


Cabaret and Variety A Cup of Tea With Lady C ..............................................................................................13 A Lady's Guide to the Art of Being a Wingman ............................................................19 Russian Standard House of Davai..................................................................................23 The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay).................................................23


Children's Shows Funbox: Pirate Party.......................................................................................................33 Nick Cope's Family Songbook .......................................................................................39 PFaff ...............................................................................................................................41 A Pocketful of Grimms...................................................................................................41 Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan ......................................................................41 The Secret Garden..........................................................................................................43 Storyteller, Storyteller .....................................................................................................45


Comedy Alice Fraser: The Resistance ...........................................................................................53 Alistair McGowan: 12th Impressions ............................................................................54 Ambition ........................................................................................................................55 Angela Wand: Wounded Animals..................................................................................57 Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair ...............................................................................58 Aunty Donna: New Show..............................................................................................60 Axis of Awesome: Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up.......................................................60 Ayesha Hazarika: Tales from the Pink Bus.....................................................................61 Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden.....................................................................................62 Best of So You Think You're Funny?...............................................................................66 Burnistoun Live at the Fringe.........................................................................................70 Can I Stop You There? ....................................................................................................71 Chris Forbes: Tall Needy Mutant....................................................................................74 Class Clowns..................................................................................................................75 The Clinic: An Afternoon of Serious Stand-Up...............................................................75 Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel.................................................................................75 Comedy Countdown......................................................................................................76 Darren Connell: Trolleywood..........................................................................................81 Diane Spencer: Seamless ...............................................................................................82 Dominic Frisby: Let's Talk About Tax ..............................................................................84 Emily Tresidder: Crazy Is.................................................................................................87 Ever Mainard: Let Me Be Your Main Man.....................................................................89 Fred MacAulay...............................................................................................................92 Frenchy: World's Worst Adult.........................................................................................92 George Egg: Anarchist Cook..........................................................................................95 Gillian Cosgriff: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things...............................................96 Grant Stott's Tales from Behind the Mic........................................................................97 The Guilty Feminist With Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White.............................98 Jimmy McGhie: Apologia.............................................................................................109 Joe Hart: Internaut .......................................................................................................110 Juliette Burton: Decision Time......................................................................................113 Justin Moorhouse: People and Feelings ......................................................................113 Kai Humphries: In Full Colour......................................................................................113 Keep Out of My Box (and Other Useful Advice)..........................................................115 Kevin Quantum: Illuminations .....................................................................................115 Kinsey Sicks: Lady Cocks of Bang Boys .......................................................................116 The Late Night Sexy Show...........................................................................................118 Late'n'Live....................................................................................................................118 Let Dinki Di...................................................................................................................120 Lovely Lady Lump.........................................................................................................123 Lucie Pohl: Apohlcalypse Now!....................................................................................124 Macho Like Me.............................................................................................................125 Maddy Anholt: Rent Girl ..............................................................................................125 Mark Dolan: Life Hacks................................................................................................126 Mark Nelson: Smiley Face............................................................................................126 Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe..............................................................................130 Michelle Brasier: Space Tortoise...................................................................................131 Micky Bartlett: Blissfully Ignorant................................................................................131 Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free ...................................................................132 Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra...........................................................................................134 Nath Valvo: Happy Idiot...............................................................................................134 Neel Kolhatkar: Neel Before Me..................................................................................135 The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show......................................138 Notflix...........................................................................................................................139 The Oxford Imps: Hyperdrive .......................................................................................141 Patrick Monahan: That 80s Show................................................................................141 A Plague of Idiots ........................................................................................................146 Ria Lina: Dear Daughter...............................................................................................150 Rob Deering's Beat This ...............................................................................................151 Ryan Cull: Brace Yourself .............................................................................................154 Scott Gibson: Life After Death......................................................................................157 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare.........................................................157 Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net.................................................................................157 Shane Todd: Holywood to Hollywood..........................................................................158 The Sitcom Trials: So You Think You Write Funny?.......................................................160 So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final......................................................................162 So You Think You're Funny? Heats...............................................................................163 Stephen K Amos Talk Show .........................................................................................165 This is Your Trial ............................................................................................................169 Tommy Tiernan: Out of the Whirlwind.........................................................................170 Vir Das..........................................................................................................................175 Wendy Wason: Tiny Me................................................................................................176 When You Improv on a Star: an Improvised Disney-Style Musical .............................176 Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories III......................................................177 zazU: Raisins to Stay Alive ...........................................................................................179 Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit .................................................................................................179


Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Alice..............................................................................................................................180 Sirqus Alfon: I Am Somebody.......................................................................................189


Events Wank Bank Masterclass...............................................................................................209


Music Massaoke.....................................................................................................................240 Melbourne Ska Orchestra............................................................................................241


Spoken Word Dial Medicine for Murder.............................................................................................276


1 Level Access 2 Wheelchair Access 8 Hearing Loop 9 Accessible Toilets = Staff Equalities Trained 0 Accessible Parking


386


Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl..............................................................282 All Aboard the Marriage Hearse..................................................................................284 And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet............................................................................285 Angel by Henry Naylor.................................................................................................285 Animal (Are You a Proper Person?) .............................................................................285 The Club .......................................................................................................................295 The Elephant Man........................................................................................................305 Frankenstein.................................................................................................................311 Hess..............................................................................................................................319 Journeys .......................................................................................................................327 Mule.............................................................................................................................340 Oliver Reed: Wild Thing................................................................................................344 One Day Moko.............................................................................................................345 Out of Our Father's House...........................................................................................347 Sweet Child Of Mine....................................................................................................363


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For all your Fringe tickets call 0131 226 0000 Globe Bar


V161 GE5 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG B0131 226 0000 We show all sports from around the world on request and serve the finest international beers at great prices. Backpacker and student deals are available all day every day. We also host a large variety of events - to find out more about all this, sports fixtures and more find us on facebook. Over 18+ only. www.facebook.com/TheGlobeBar


Comedy Coshowpolitan...............................................................................................................78 Ditty Fiddler....................................................................................................................84 Kriss Foster and the Very Small Museum ....................................................................117


Grassmarket East


V165 GE4 Grassmarket, EH1 2JU B0131 226 0000 We meet in the open Grassmarket area outside the Grassmarket Hotel.


Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours......................................................................185


Greenside @ Infirmary


Street V236 GE6


6 Infirmary Street, EH1 1LT B0131 618 0758 · 09:00-00:00 D0131 618 0758 · www.greensidevenue.co.uk


Back after its phenomenally successful launch in 2015 with a brand new studio means Greenside @ Infirmary Street is bigger than ever! Three really is the magic number so say hello to the third and newest addition to the family - Greenside @ Infirmary Street!


H Take a seat and relax in our indoor bar/cafe with fantastic value snacks and drinks served all day. I =


Cabaret and Variety A Broad Abroad!............................................................................................................11


Children's Shows Tales from the American Midwest – Free......................................................................45


Comedy Brenda Feuerle: A Firefighter Woman at Work..............................................................68 Brenda Feuerle: A Firefighter Woman in Heaven...........................................................68 Harriet Beveridge: 42.....................................................................................................99 I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change......................................................................103 Pete Inskip's Return to the UK.....................................................................................143


Events Mad Hatter's Potting Tea Party ....................................................................................200


Musicals and Opera One Musical to Rule Them All......................................................................................268 RENT! The Musical.......................................................................................................270


Alan and Bennett.........................................................................................................283 All in the Timing...........................................................................................................284 Allison After a Fire........................................................................................................284 Anarchy at the Hearty Toadstool .................................................................................285 Bad Shakespeare..........................................................................................................287 Best Intentions.............................................................................................................289 Boys..............................................................................................................................291 Burnt Sugar..................................................................................................................292 Buzz: A New Musical ...................................................................................................292 Concerning Mars..........................................................................................................296 Deadline.......................................................................................................................299 Dead Wright.................................................................................................................299 Delay Detach................................................................................................................300 A Double Bill of New Writing.......................................................................................302 Ears on a Beatle...........................................................................................................303 Frenemies.....................................................................................................................312 God's Anointed ............................................................................................................315 Hunchback ...................................................................................................................321 I'm Missing You............................................................................................................322 Immortal.......................................................................................................................322 Improvised Adventures in Time and Space..................................................................322 Irons..............................................................................................................................324 Isabel(le).......................................................................................................................324 Juice Straws Are Bleak.................................................................................................327 The Man Who Built His House to Heaven ...................................................................336 A Matter of Life and Death..........................................................................................337 Nightmare....................................................................................................................343 Paper in My Pants ........................................................................................................347 A Passion for Passion ...................................................................................................348 Screw Your Courage! (or The Bloody Crown!).............................................................356 Sexual Fears of a Modern Day Virgin...........................................................................356 Shakespeare Syndrome................................................................................................357 Steam...........................................................................................................................362 The Telemachy..............................................................................................................365 This Earth......................................................................................................................366 Three Jumpers..............................................................................................................367 Triumvirette..................................................................................................................369 2044.............................................................................................................................370 27 Wagons Full of Cotton by Tennessee Williams.......................................................371 Wasted .........................................................................................................................373


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