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Review: F.U.D.S. from Reconnect Theatres at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Original play F.U.D.S. (formerly known as Doped) premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. Reconnect Theatres bring it back to the festival...

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Aug 12, 20252 min read


Review: Pop Off, Michelangelo! Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
New musical Pop Off, Michelangelo! was a smash hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Following a run at the Underbelly Boulevard...

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Aug 12, 20253 min read


Review: How To Win Against History - The Henry Cyril Paget musical by Seiriol Davies | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Seiriol Davies' 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit ' How To Win Against History ' returns to the Edinburgh festival in 2025 to mark the 150th...

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Aug 10, 20253 min read


Review: Jenny Ryan - Björn Yesterday | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Jenny Ryan from The Chase returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her new solo musical comedy show that examines if Swedish pop...

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Aug 9, 20252 min read


Review: Nerds, the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
A new musical comedy about the rival fathers of the tech revolution, Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple , comes to the...

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Aug 8, 20253 min read


Review: World's Greatest Lover - a new musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
New pop musical World's Greatest Lover has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. Renowned theatre producers...

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Aug 7, 20254 min read


Review: Hot Mess - a new musical, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Original rom-com musical Hot Mess has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 following previews at the Birmingham...

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Aug 6, 20253 min read


Review: Motorhome Marilyn - Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut
Eastenders legend Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill,...

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Aug 4, 20252 min read


Review: A Gambler's Guide to Dying by Gary McNair | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Gary McNair ’s beloved solo fable A Gambler’s Guide to Dying returns to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh ten years on from its sell-out,...

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Aug 2, 20253 min read
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