7+ hour, 19+ min ago   (329+ words) Comedian, performer and former plus-size model Maddie Silverstein is bringing her acclaimed solo show Guilt Free to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month. Following sold-out performances in New York City and Los Angeles, Silverstein will perform the anti-diet-culture comedy at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (479+ words) The future of Britain’s screen industries was firmly in the spotlight on Tuesday as the 2026 Into Film Awards celebrated a new generation of filmmakers, reviewers and storytellers at a star-studded ceremony in London’s Leicester Square. Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (302+ words) Comedian, podcaster and Netflix star Chad Goes Deep is heading to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with a new live show that promises laughter, mindfulness and a healthy dose of Southern California positivity. Chad Goes Deep: Chill Towards Enlightenment…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (370+ words) The Olivier Award-nominated stage thriller 2:22 – A Ghost Story is heading to New York for the first time. Producers Runaway Entertainment have announced that the smash-hit play will make its New York premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theatre this autumn, marking…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (352+ words) Iranian comedian Sepideh Kaav brings her new stand-up hour 1979: Persianality Disorder to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, delivering a darkly comic exploration of identity, exile and the surreal weight of history in everyday life. The show, performed at the Laughing Horse…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (401+ words) Comedian and writer Dee Allum returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her sophomore stand-up show Raumdeuter, a sharply written and emotionally resonant hour exploring identity, transition and the uneasy intersections between sport, culture and self-definition. Following her award-nominated debut…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (363+ words) Geoffrey Asmus is set to make his first full run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer, following a hugely acclaimed one-night appearance in 2025, where he was named British Comedy Guide’s 6th Best Live Comedy Show of the year. This time,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (393+ words) Rehearsals are underway for Calendar Girls the Musical at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre, with newly released rehearsal images offering audiences a first glimpse of the show ahead of its opening later this month. The production, which runs from 27 June to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (350+ words) Russian comedy star turned political exile premieres his first English-language hour, transforming a story of censorship, displacement and survival into sharp, personal stand-up. Russian comedian Sasha Nezlobin will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this year with I’m Fine—a…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (529+ words) Former tax executive turned award-winning comedian Samantha Day is bringing her latest stand-up show to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, offering audiences a hilariously unapologetic celebration of bad decisions, stubbornness and refusing to quit. Day, who spent three decades in the…...