Blizzard 16:25, 1-26 Aug Assembly Hall
What if winter has taken over? With breathtaking acrobatics and outstanding visual poetry, the latest creation by the rising stars of new circus is taking the stage by storm.
Rose McGowan: Planet 9 13:00, 15 - 18 Aug Assembly Hall
Best-selling author, actress and activist Rose McGowan makes her Fringe debut. Via memoir and music she presents her manifesto for a BRAVE new world, taking the audience on a healing journey to Planet 9.
Akala: In Conversation Natives: Race & Class In The Ruins Of Empire 9.00pm/4.30pm, 2 - 6 Aug, Gilded Balloon Teviot
One of the most important voices in Britain, Akala is a BAFTA and MOBO award winning hip-hop artist, writer and social- entrepreneur who’s online lectures, views and performances have gathered millions of views throughout the world on YouTube.
Ronni Ancona & Lewis Macleod: Just Checking In
9.00pm, 31 Jul - 17 Aug, Gilded Balloon at the Museum A once-glamorous Scottish hotel is being sold to Donald Trump. Eccentric staff and celebrity guests conspire to prevent the sale. If their plan is to succeed, a menacing mystery must be investigated.
Eddie Izzard: Expectations of Great Expectations (WIP) 14:00, 7 - 25 Aug Assembly George Square Studios
Eddie Izzard invites you to his Work in Progress reading of the epic journey. Acting was his first love, before standup. See him merge them and follow Dickens to read/perform the great story.
Frisky & Mannish’s PopLab 19:00, 1 - 25 Aug Assembly George Square Gardens
Shameless Edinburgh Fringe sellouts since 2009. Frisky & Mannish are officially Pop PhDs, fully qualified to conduct scientific analyses of the molecular intersections between every pop song ever.
Craig Ferguson: Hobo Fabulous
8.00pm, 11 Aug, GB at Edinburgh Playhouse The Grammy-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian brings ‘Hobo Fabulous’, his smash-hit US tour, to the Gilded Balloon for its European premiere! This is Ferguson’s first UK stand- up show in over 25 years. Don’t miss it!
Hughie (Starring Phil Nichol & Mike McShane)
1.45pm, 31 Jul - 26 Aug, Gilded Balloon Teviot Comedians’ Theatre Company presents Eugene O’Neill’s classic one act play that makes us question how our lives are shaped by the people we meet. Starring Mike McShane (Whose Line Is It Anyway) and Phil Nichol (Edinburgh Comedy Award)
Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends
13:00, 1 - 25 Aug Assembly Rooms Newly divorced Ross wants to find love again. Enter Rachel. With original songs, the gang celebrate ten years of comedy in one night. This is a loving parody not to be confused with the Warner Bros Entertainment Inc series Friends.
La Galerie 18:00, 1 - 25 Aug Assembly Rooms
After the worldwide success of its namesake show, Machine de Cirque is back with a new production that takes you to the boundaries of art. Enticing live music, breathtaking acrobatics – let yourself be drawn into an unusual exhibit.
The Nights By Henry Naylor
4.15pm, 31 Jul - 26 Aug, Gilded Balloon Teviot A returning Jihadi bride. An Islamophobic journalist. And an antique dealer with a violent past, in a dark fairy tale. Three-times Fringe First Winner Naylor is ‘The Fringe’s unofficial star writer-in- residence’ Mark Lawson (Spectator).
Madame George By Keir McAllister
1.00pm, 31 Jul - 26 Aug, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Madame George is a psychic in a slump. When finally there comes a message, will she want to hear it? A comedy about how far we will go for what we choose to believe in.