Listings: Theatre, Fringe

The Invisible Dot Ltd. Three conference organisers and a teenage girl are the sole survivors of a fatal plane crash on a remote tropical island. With Daniel Rigby, Katy Wix, Mathew Baynton, and Bebe Cave. A world premiere from the Fringe First winning team behind 2009 smash, Party. Written by Tom Basden and directed by…

Flagrant Productions. From the toxic utopia of Our Day Will Come, to a North Korean traffic girl- an exploration of women in uniform as signallers and authority figures, to horses and their wild equestrian spirit, In Flagrante is a show with a vicious little edge. Fusing cabaret and contemporary dance, fetish and…

Sparkle and Dark. Could you kill someone Billy? I mean really, could you? What if they asked you to? Billy, a conscientious, opinionated teenager, meets Roger, a chain smoking, sharp tongued old man. An unlikely friendship forms and Billy must decide what it means to truly care about someone. Levels of reality distort…

Fourth Monkey. 'A tour de force on the Fringe' ★★★★★ (Remote Goat.co.uk). 'Outstanding' ★★★★★ (FringeGuru.com). 'A magical experience' ★★★★★ (AYoungerTheatre.com). 'I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound' (Ken Kesey). With their trademark ensemble work, Fourth Monkey follow up…

Two Pentacles. A flamenco hip hopera. This warrior is born from the fire of flamenco. Her path is fraught with mythical gods and savage deeds. She fights her way through break dancing dreamscapes, Argentine tango temptations, shaman voices, dubstep attacks and raw lust in a hip-hop immortal. Time and Fate, enemies at…

Bremner Duthie, Big Empty Barn Productions. One final, desperate show! A dance on the edge of the abyss! The vanquished impresario of a ruined Berlin cabaret takes the stage, honouring his lost friends and singing the greatest cabaret songs ever written. '33 is about the power of music and the courage to keep going.

Delta Theatre. Stunning voices from the theatre of war. A compelling performance inspired by the history of human conflict. The actors bring alive universal themes: courage, loss, comradeship and humour to mesmerise and captivate with searing realism. Vivid images, haunting music, poignant and profound. 'Very fine, I…

Taking the Mick Theatre Company. Giant killer? Witch burner? Beast vanquisher? Doctor Piper is faced with the psychological fallout of these far-fetched experiences when challenged with three troubled youths whose fairytales died long ago. 'Incredibly well performed' (Journos 2012, ThreeWeeks). Ages 16+.

Horse + Bamboo Theatre presents a play about the extraordinary story of Angus McPhee, a crofter from the Western Isles who spent 50 years in a Highland psychiatric hospital producing incredible woven grass costumes, which ended up being exhibited in the early days of the CCA (then Third Eye Centre).

We know we have to sit up and face the front. We know that we have the right to remain silent, but that anything we say may harm our defence. We know that we have to succeed. After a sell-out 2011 Fringe, Herald Angel Award winners Junction 25 are back with a brand new show. An immersive experience about formal…

The Dryden Society. Ever wondered what makes the sound come out of your radio? Brand new comedy from Cambridge University about the man living in the FM section of the radio, his separation from his love in the AM section, and their struggle with the villain in the cassette deck. Multi-faceted comedy combines sharp…

The Lincoln Company. Spurt of Blood, The Cenci and The Seashell and the Clergyman are drawn together to create an experimental event that layers French surrealism, physical theatre and contemporary farce, creating its very own Theatre of Cruelty. It explores the anguish sheathed within Artaud's mind, identifying…

Theatre Ad Infinitum. Multi award-winning Theatre Ad Infinitum (Translunar Paradise, Odyssey) presents an explosive tale. Armed with music, killer heels and a lethal troop of divas, an enraged Israeli executes a story of victimhood, persecution, aggression and love. With shrapnel, sharp voices and moves as smooth as an…

Practical Magic. Raucous, nerdish comedy with goblins and stuff. From the producers of Fringe smashes: 'Allo 'Allo, 'Fringe phenomenon' ****(Scotsman), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, ★★★★★ (ThreeWeeks), Sex, Lies and Eurovision, ★★★★★ (ThreeWeeks), Trainspotting, ★★★★★ (EdinburghGuide.com) and The Steamie, ★★★★…

Ruaraidh Murray. Tidy sexual health clinic nurses vs Maggie Thatcher, microchip robbers vs drug runners, hand jobs vs Xmas trees. Gangland Edinburgh 1996. Three childhood friends Spike, Joe Joe and Billy take part in a high scale robbery that goes wrong. Who can trust who and whose turn is it for Bath Time? 'Another…

Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd. How far would you go to seek revenge? Stacey would go further. She's returned to her hometown of Beeston to protect her brother and avenge the death of her father. She's on a one-woman mission to extract bloody retribution. A new play by acclaimed award-winning…

Year of the Horse Theater. Beijing Cake tells the story of Americans lost in China, international heartbreak, and an unpalatable slice of cake. Things quickly unravel when Lori, an American diplomat, moves to Beijing despite her inability to speak Chinese and her impending due date. Lori finds a mentor in the spirit of…

'I have two Oscars, not one but two'. Bdafs is a powerful one-woman show which takes place on the eve of the 1939 Academy Awards. Davis, upon finding out she will lose the Oscar to Vivien Leigh, leaves the ceremony and begins a journey through her memories. A piercing insight into the struggle of an actress who…

Sandy Nelson / The Assembly Rooms. Before skittering to a quiet demise, one hit ajit-folk noir duo The Telltales topped the Japanese charts. 21 years later they return to Tokyo to perform at a live TV awards ceremony, this time with extra baggage. Directed by Alison Peebles. 'Three performances to treasure as well as…

The hapless Black Rubix Theatre are thrilled to finally stage their play – a daring satire on the world of corrupt journalism and phone hacking. They are also definitely certain that it's just as relevant as it was when they wrote it two years ago. That however, is the least of their worries as they battle a…

Kristján Ingimarsson//Neander. Die-Hard meets The Office. To escape their painfully dull 9-to-5 jobs, four ingenious office workers invent BLAM! – an imaginary game where ordinary life is put through the shredder. In this hilarious and explosive show, the mundane workplace is transformed into a world populated by…