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Edinburgh Festival 2016

Record figures

Festival ends on a high as ticket sales rise

Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe head into their 70th year on a high...

Scottish double in Comedy Awards

Gadd’s ‘shame’ routine wins comedy award

Scottish comedian Richard Gadd was today named winner of this year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award. In an emotionally charged acceptance speech, the 26-year-old from Fife picked up £10,000 for his showRead More

Best of the Fest

Pick of the top comedy for final weekend

It is the final weekend of the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. With it also being August Bank Holiday in England the city will be flooded with visitors from south of the Border,Read More

Nominees announced

Shortlists for Edinburgh Comedy Awards

The shortlists have been announced for the 2016 lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards...

Ciara Harvie

Pint-sized performer with a big voice

  Classical crossover mezzo-soprano Ciara Harvie, a mere teenager has been entertaining Edinburgh fringe aficionados daily in St Andrew Square where hundreds have been stunned by the talent of thisRead More

Festival shows

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Vlad again
The schools may be back, and the holidays over, but there is still round-the-clock fun to be had in Edinburgh until next Monday. This is the last few days ofRead More

Jo Caulfield – Pretending to Care

Caulfield remains a fearless tour de force

Jo Caulfield
An alumnus of Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and the John Bishop Show, Jo Caulfield has cut her teeth with the current pack of comedy performers on theRead More

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Scriptless Sherlock is riotous fun

  Improvised comedy is a risky business, both for the performers and the audience, though the anticipation and unpredictability usually make up for any shortcomings in the act. Indeed, slip-ups,Read More

Camille – The Carny Dream

Camille captivates with circus-rock

She has been described as the Queen of the Fringe, not surprisingly as the Irish singer and her band retain top billing in their 12th season in Edinburgh. O’Sullivan’s uniqueRead More

Top Fringe shows

Take your pick of home grown talent

It’s the penultimate weekend of Edinburgh 2016.  From now until the Bank Holiday weekend, the city will be full to bursting point.  In previous years, there has not been aRead More