More shows on sale for Fringe 2025
We're delighted to reveal a new batch of shows to be staged at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The 1,564 shows span many genres of the Fringe programme, including cabaret and variety; children’s shows; comedy; dance, physical theatre and circus; music; musicals and opera; spoken word; and theatre. They join the 1,792 shows revealed previously, resulting in a total of 3,356 shows so far.
Show themes tackle some of the most topical issues in the world today, from women’s history and life in the US to the paranormal; living with illness to modern dating; queer joy and existentialism to club culture and conspiracy theories.
The official Fringe programme launch will take place on Tuesday 03 June 2025.
With less than 100 days to go until this year’s Fringe, audience members are encouraged to start compiling their favourite shows, book early to support artists, and share their excitement online using the hashtag #DareToDiscover in the run-up to this year’s festival.
Tony Lankester, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: ‘In this last release of shows before the full programme launch on 03 June, it’s incredibly exciting to see the range of work that artists are bringing to Edinburgh this year. I can’t wait for you all to #DareToDiscover at this year’s Fringe!
‘August is ever closer, and if you’re keen to support artists in advance of this year’s festival, you can book tickets in advance, add free and unticketed shows to your favourites lists, and mention artists and companies on social media to share their show further.’
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs from 01 to 25 August, and you can browse the programme and buy tickets online HERE.
Below is a small representative sample of shows available to book from today.
Cabaret and variety
- For ‘girlies, bathroom belters, and car karaoke queens’, ‘choir is back’ at Sink or SING! (Gilded Balloon). For the ‘ultimate drag showdown’, head to Glam Slam: A Drag Lip-Sync Smackdown! at The Three Sisters.
- Fringe favourites The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Glow Up Tour are back with a ‘night of pure escapism’ at Theatre Big Top, while Caspar returns to the Fringe to 'showcase his renowned sleight of hand’ with Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic (Volume 2) at C ARTS.
- Christine Bovill: Piaf Revisited (The Famous Spiegeltent) is the story of a ‘young Glasgow girl, reluctant in school French until she heard No Regrets’ ‘interwoven with Edith Piaf's life’.
Children's shows
- At theSpaceUK, join Moody, ‘the slowest snail in the forest’, in A Slow Tale for a ‘celebration of courage, kindness and friendship’ or join an ‘adventure where kids become heroes tackling climate change’ in Journey to the Moon.
- Join ‘Mint, Rosemary, Lemongrass and Lavender on a sensory journey through the seasons’ in Once Upon a Flowerbed at Assembly or explore a ‘mysterious undersea world’ inspired by ancient Chinese mythology in The Legend of Shanhai at C ARTS.
- At Gilded Balloon, Sing, Sign and Sensory – On Safari combines ‘the power of music, sign and sensory play to create a magical experience for babies’ while Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret at Assembly covers all the big topics - ‘elephants, fish, wiggly worms, transport and the existential ways of the toddler’.
Comedy
- Familiar faces at this year’s Fringe include Abi Clarke and Larry Dean (Assembly); Nick Mohammed and Bill Bailey (Edinburgh Playhouse); Rosie O’Donnell (Gilded Balloon); Bridget Christie, Olga Koch and Jacqueline Novak (Monkey Barrel); Cat Cohen, Rosie Jones, Ziwe and Patti Harrison (Pleasance); Adam Kay (Underbelly).
- Representing Scotland this August is Kathleen Hughes and Ray Bradshaw (Scottish Comedy Festival), Jeannie Jones (Steel Coulson Southside), Amanda Hursy (Gilded Balloon), Mark Nelson (Monkey Barrel) and Phil O’Shea (The Stand Comedy Club)
- ‘The iconic villain of Back to the Future takes centre stage’ in Biff to the Future at Assembly, while ‘legendary Canadian actress and comedian’ Caroline Rhea returns to the Fringe to celebrate Gilded Balloon's 40th anniversary.
Dance, physical theatre and circus
- Head to VanagwenyaMbira – Vibes of the Drum! for a ‘feel-good journey through African ancestral wisdom, laughter and love’ at The Edinburgh Academy, or enjoy an evening of ‘traditional Ukrainian music, dance and culture’ at Ukrainian Dancers (Ukrainian Community Centre).
- Performed by ‘Armenia's first contemporary dance company’ The Song of a Refugee (Assembly) ‘gives voice to stories of forced displacement, longing and resilience.’
- NORMAL at Assembly is about ‘people, bodies and stories that do not belong to mainstream society’, while Rite at C ARTS is a ‘meditative ritual celebrating the human experience.’
Browse dance, physical theatre and circus shows
Music
- Across venues, you can enjoy tributes to Liza Minnelli (Argyle Cellar Bar); Frank Zappa (Bannermans); Bach, Handel and Vivaldi (Canongate Kirk); Bob Marley (Gilded Balloon); The Allman Brothers Band (Stramash); Bill Withers, Etta James and Gladys Knight (The Jazz Bar); PP Arnold (The Queen’s Hall); Robert Burns (The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club) and Shane McGowan (The Voodoo Rooms).
- At Assembly, 27 Club is a ‘must-see live rock-umentary will get you praying to the rock gods for more’, while I’ve Bodyswapped with Noel Gallagher is a ‘smash of Britpop hits and freak clown comedy is sure to keep your feet tapping’ at theSpaceUK.
- Cap off your day with ‘live classical music by candlelight in this beautiful historic church’ - and enjoy a hot chocolate – at Hot Chocolate at 10 (Old Saint Paul's Church).
Musicals and opera
- Well-known musicals being staged this August include Matilda (C ARTS); Chicago (Nicolson Square Venues); Grease and Merrily We Roll Along (Paradise Green) and The Wizard of Oz (theSpaceUK).
- Join Salt and Light ‘around the campfire for shanties, stories and spoken word’ at Palmerston Place Church, or if you fancy a ‘a girl meets boy medical romcom’, try First Aid at Greenside.
- At Underbelly, Miss Brexit is an ‘extravagant musical satire about young migrants surviving in a place that no longer welcomes them’, while Nerds follows as ‘Bill Gates, the mastermind behind Microsoft, meets Steve Jobs, the innovator of the smartphone’.
Browse musicals and opera shows
Spoken word
- Scottish storyteller James MacDonald Reid and Scottish-Korean musician Ryan Williams present a ‘classic Gaelic folk tale, blending tradition with innovation’ in Desperate Battle of the Birds (artSpace@StMarks).
- Fringe classic A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves... 16 is back at PBH’s Free Fringe.
- ‘LBC radio presenter, author and podcast host Iain Dale returns for a fifth Fringe season’ of Iain Dale All Talk at Pleasance, with the line-up including Rachel Reeves MP, Jeremy Hunt MP and Lord Michael Heseltine.
Theatre
- Big Little Sister ‘jumps through a timeline of growing up with a brother who has severe learning disabilities’ at ZOO. Pictures of Willy (theSpaceUK) explores the ‘complexities of queer parenthood’ and asks the question ‘does love truly win?’
- Darkfield are back at Summerhall, presenting ‘three award-winning 360-degree sound experiences, from the DARKFIELD Radio project’: DOUBLE, VISITORS and ETERNAL, in addition to ARCADE, a ‘choose-your-own-path experience’ ‘in a completely dark shipping container’.
- At The Famous Spiegeltent, The Unfair Advantage is ‘an intimate, unique and unprecedented hour-long theatrical event’ from ‘Australia's leading sleight-of-hand magician Harry Milas’.