The five-star shows you need to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
THEATRE
Heather
“The standard of writing remains high – award-winning playwright Thomas Eccleshare (Pastoral) has clearly had great fun creating his Rowling-adjacent fictional universe.”
Summerhall (Venue 26)
Until 27 August
Nina: A Story about Nina Simone
“Rage is the name of the story, in Josette Bushell-Mingo’s magnificent show about the mighty singer, musician and civil rights activist”
Traverse Theatre (Venue 15)
Until 13 August.
Foreign Radical
“It’s a show that gets under your skin.”
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Until 27 August.
£¥€$ (LIES) – Ontroerend Goed
“The speed at which it all happens; the primal instincts it appeals to; and the sense of chaos, confusion and loss it generates when the system collapses teach you as much about yourself as they do about the global money machine.”
Upperchurch @ Summerhall hosted by RBC (Venue 26)
Until 27 August.
COMEDY
Phil Nichol: Your Wrong
“It asks genuine questions about right and wrong and the huge, tangled spaces in between. The last story is so beautiful it silences the room.”
Heroes @ Monkey Barrell (Venue 515)
Until 27 August.
Trevor Lock’s Community Circle
“He has a ferociously fast wit which goes from nought to brilliant comeback in a nano-second.”
Bannermans (Venue 357)
Until 27 August.
Denim: World Tour
“These ladies are not just here for laughs, they are here to make a statement about identity and acceptance. And for laughs. And to celebrate the power of pop music”
Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)
Until 27 August.
Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now
“The comedy thrill of a lifetime”
Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33)
Until 27 August
DANCE, PHYSICAL THEATRE & CIRCUS
Acéléré by Circolombia
“This is the circus performance that shows others how it’s done. Go”
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows (Venue 360)
Until 26 August.
Circa: Humans
“Humans explores how it feels to be made of flesh and blood – although I’m not entirely convinced these people are. The ten performers do things with and to their bodies that would see most people heading to A&E.”
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows (Venue 360)
Until 26 August.
Border Tales
“Funny, thought-provoking and consistently entertaining, Border Tales celebrates our differences and acknowledges our sameness.”
Summerhall (Venue 26)
Until 26 August