After turning Edinburgh’s Rose Street into a musical mayhem yesterday as two pipe bands teamed up to march through the infamous pub hub for charity. A total of £225 was raised for Royal Blind. This will allow for two GPS systems to be purchased for the individuals with visual impairment that Royal Blind support. Davina Shiell, […]
Brian Anderson
Pipe Band Double Act Drums-up Donations for Royal Blind
Edinburgh’s Rose Street turned into a musical mayhem today as two pipe bands teamed up to march through the infamous pub hub for charity. Adding to the renowned Fringe atmosphere, Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery Pipe Band joined forces with The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band, which is Canada’s oldest Civilian Pipe Band, to raise funds for Royal […]
Freeze!
Once in a while something raises the hair on your back. Something incredibly minimal, beautiful and breakable, this is that show. Small in approach, big in ideas, since a child Nick Steur balanced rocks on top of each other. No glue, cement, or tricks involved. It’s all about concentration and finding the balance […]
Mark Dolan – You’re Awesome!
Mark Dolan TV’s Mark Dolan is back with his hilarious new stand-up show for 2013. Mark’s glass is half full, as he celebrates the awesome things in life, like finding money in old trousers, dogs leaning out of car windows, and discovering that your mental girlfriend isn’t pregnant. The show features hilarious video clips […]
DUSTPAN ODYSSEY
DUSTPAN ODYSSEY COMPAGNIE PHILIPPE GENTY (France) “Master of visual theatre” The Times “These artists breathe life into dreams. Simply ravishing” Le Telegramme “Genty’s art can tug at the heart and refresh the spirit. Seeing is indeed believing” The Australian The great puppet master, Philippe Genty, invites us to join Ulysses and his shipmates for an incredible […]
Kai Humphries – Shameless
Kai Humphries ‘Humphries is a lovely Geordie comic and this set wasn’t just funny, it was like being cuddled for an hour, bathed in his sunny friendliness and impossible likeability that makes his rude humour feel mischievous and thoroughly inoffensive … unpretentious and charming… hilarious!’ **** (ThreeWeeks) Website: www.kaihumphries.com Show Reviews: ‘Chatty […]
Howard Read: Hide and Speak
Howard Read He was the first to use animation in live comedy, the first to make a cartoon boy belch in front of the Queen. Now multi award-winning stand-up animator Howard Read says he can perform stand-up as a cartoon character, live. Animated characters on stage, telling jokes, improvising, answering questions and putting down […]
Greg Proops
It’s just Proops and you. There’s no fan fare. Proops takes centre stage at small table and chair. Then he’s off. An hour of great conversation that flies by at a break neck clip. He crams the feeling of a great two-way conversation into the lecture-style format of a one-way conversation. Part professorial, part crazed […]
Gamarjobat (ga-ma-jo-bat) Rock Out!
Finally, the global physical comedy sensation are back, and this time they are determined to join the rock’n’roll hall of fame. These guys have been wowing audiences all over the world, from China to Broadway, with their unique and hilarious silent double act. Their shows are truly universal and appeal to every age […]
Hooray for Holyrood
Swapping Hollywood for Holyrood two of the greatest screen icons of the modern day descended on Edinburgh in a stylish 1950s Fairways taxi. Posing on this classic car was Bette Davis (played by Jessica Sherr) and Grace Kelly (played by Grace Kiley). Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies ‘I have two Oscars, not one but […]