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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 103 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 92 min read


Review: Ghost Light | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 - Young Pleasance
Pleasance Theatre's award-winning young company for performers aged 16-21 has produced original shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

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Aug 93 min read


Oscar reviews: Maxwell the Bubbleologist - The Flying Bubble Show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Maxwell the Bubbleologist makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with The Flying Bubble Show . South African Maxwell will be at the Underbelly...

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Aug 92 min read


Review: A Jaffa Cake Musical | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Gigglemug Theatre bring their 2024 Edinburgh Fringe hit A Jaffa Cake Musical back to the festival for one final outing in 2025. A Jaffa...

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Aug 93 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 83 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 74 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 63 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 42 min read
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