Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Shows 2026
My 2026 whirlwind trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was full of surprises. From fire alarm evacuations to flash floods, I managed to see ten shows and here they are in order of my personal favourites. 1. The Big Bad Wolf ★★★★★ We all know the story of The Big Bad Wolf who ate Little […]
CAISSIE LEVY announces solo London concert
Broadway and West End star Caissie Levy will perform her solo concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday 13 December 2026, at 7pm. Tickets on sale Friday 28 August. Caissie Levy Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane will see one of Broadway’s most celebrated voices bring her unmistakable sound, artistry and emotional force […]
Moulin Rouge! The Musical at London’s Piccadilly Theatre
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is now playing at the Piccadilly Theatre in London to 14 February 2027 What is Moulin Rouge! The Musical about? Set in Paris, 1899, a world of indulgent beauty and unparalleled extravagance, of bohemians and aristocrats, of boulevardiers and reprobates, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the story of a lovesick American writer, Christian, […]
Trans People Are Awful (Edinburgh Fringe Review) ★★★★
Trans People Are Awful – what a brilliantly uncomfortable and intriguing title that should surely never be said aloud? But why not? Aren’t trans people just like everyone else? Well, that’s the whole point. Written and performed by Ros Watt, this pitch-black comedy thriller is a provocative piece of new theatre that was born from […]
Bliss (Edinburgh Fringe Review) ★★
Advertised as ‘the biggest new musical of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026’, Bliss sees a seventeen-strong cast take to the stage at Pleasance Grand, one of the largest venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It’s also probably one of the worst venues, for sound at least. I’ve made a point not to comment on sound […]
The Big Bad Wolf (Edinburgh Fringe Review) ★★★★★
When I walked into the hotel lobby and saw a sea of screaming children, I realised I hadn’t been thinking properly when I booked to go and see a show called The Big Bad Wolf at eleven-thirty in the morning. But fifty minutes later, I left the performance as one of the adults who had […]
Woody Sez: (Edinburgh Fringe Review) ★★★★★
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, is an internationally celebrated musical built around the songs and writings of American folk icon Woody Guthrie. If you’re a fan of Bob Dylan or Johnny Cash, then this is the show for you – a portrait of one of America’s defining folk voices. Originally developed […]
Muse – The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical Edinburgh Fringe Review ★★★★★
Edinburgh Fringe Festival breakout hit from 2017, SIX the Musical, is a popular format for new musicals to try to follow. Put a bunch of historical figures on stage together and let them battle it out in some kind of competition to decide who is the best. But this isn’t a new format for a […]
Spin Cycle Edinburgh Fringe Review ★★★
Spin Cycle: The Lesbian Laundrette Play brings a queer absurdist story to the stage. Following acclaimed performances in London, Oxford and New Hampshire, London-based theatre company Berserk Theatre, founded by queer American-Irish artist Zofia Zerphy and Rhiannon Bell (also the two stars of the show), makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut, bringing a queer absurdist story […]
Escape Room The Musical Edinburgh Fringe Review ★★
Escape Room The Musical at Edinburgh Fringe – an anxiety-inducing hour where no one seems to care about the ticking clock Six friends find themselves in an escape room that seems to be raising emotions high and adrenaline even higher. They have 60 minutes to escape or who knows what might be revealed? Who will […]