It’s nearly time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to take over the theatres, gyms, hotels, streets and pubs of Scotland’s Capital.
Taking place from August 2-26 (although there are previews in the days running up to the official launch), there are over 3,500 shows taking place, from music and dance, to comedy and spoken word.
While the spotlight often falls on the comedy section, the Fringe also has a reputation for launching hugely successful theatre shows - everything from Tom Stoppard’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’, to hit musical ‘Six’, have premiered in Edinburgh.
Here are 10 theatre shows that are pretty much guaranteed to please in 2024.
9. American Whore Story
Fans of the hit television series American Horror Story will be excited to see Emmy-nominated star Naomi Grossman (who plays Pepper) on stage at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She'll be performing one-woman show 'American Whore Story', telling the story of her own life, including a litany of odd jobs she worked at on her way to the top. as well as her even odder love life. She's playing The Gilded Balloon from July 31-August 26. | Contributed
10. Arcade
Theatremakers Darkfield have made a name for themselves at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in recent years, creating immersive - and sometimes terrifying - experiences inside pitch-black shipping containers - transporting audiences to mental hospitals, seances and crashing aircraft. Their latest is 'ARCADE', a choose-your-own-adventre experience based on the aesthetic of 1980s video games that promises to ask "existential questions about free will and consciousness in a world where some may win and some may lose..." Sounds like it will be worth half an hour of your time. Catch it at Summerhall from July31-August 26. | Contributed