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Post by stevejohnson678 on Jan 14, 2022 16:10:08 GMT
The Fringe is back, running 5-29 August 2022!
Show registrations open on 7 February, with on-sale dates set for 3 March, 7 April and 5 May, prior to the printed programme launch on 9 June.
Who's Edinburgh bound this summer for the 75th anniversary festival and first full-scale Fringe for three years?
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Post by n1david on Jan 14, 2022 17:48:57 GMT
Fingers crossed, I have my hotel booked. Not quite sure how I'll feel about some of the sweaty, crowded, unventilated rooms I've been in over the years, but I'm hopeful that I'll feel more secure by the time August comes around.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 14, 2022 18:10:55 GMT
I cant wait.
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Post by properjob on Jan 14, 2022 18:30:57 GMT
This a good reminder that I need to book my accommodation for this year. I went last year but it wasn't the same.
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 14, 2022 20:34:28 GMT
Had my accommodation booked for two years so I'm going this year.
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Post by talkingheads on Apr 5, 2022 20:50:57 GMT
Lots more shows onsale today. Good idea of what to expect, lots of comedy, debut hours. Anybody else started their spreadsheet yet?
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Apr 5, 2022 21:22:54 GMT
Lots more shows onsale today. Good idea of what to expect, lots of comedy, debut hours. Anybody else started their spreadsheet yet? Started it this evening with today's fresh batches from Underbelly and Pleasance! Looking forward to seeing what else goes live on edfringe.com on Thursday. |
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Post by n1david on Apr 5, 2022 22:00:25 GMT
Sadly I'm having to opt out again this year, thanks to a number of factors. Really hope it's a stunning return to form and I can get back in 2023.
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Post by distantcousin on Apr 13, 2022 13:25:48 GMT
Ashamed to say I'd forgotten all about it and that it existed. Hopefully next year...
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Post by zahidf on May 5, 2022 13:16:31 GMT
loads of shows added today. Looking forward to going through and picking out some good stuff!
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Post by properjob on Jun 21, 2022 21:58:06 GMT
The "big four"'s website EdFest.com has been launched for 2022 but interestingly now features another 4 of the major venues as well.
If they also don't charge booking fees it will be a cheaper alternative to the offical Edfringe website and cover most of the shows that people book.
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Post by properjob on Jul 4, 2022 20:53:19 GMT
It has just be revealed there won't be an offical fringe app this year. This is an absolutely bizarre decision by the fringe society and it appears one they have sat on since December.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jul 4, 2022 21:12:03 GMT
...err, because no one uses a mobile anymore?!
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Post by zahidf on Jul 5, 2022 11:13:21 GMT
Half Price Hut has been canned as well
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Post by thesoberpanda on Jul 5, 2022 17:23:54 GMT
For anyone who can't make it up, there's a streaming service called Nextup who are streaming some of the performances. We've been members for a few months and at £30 for a year of comedy it's a bit if a steal !! Full details here: nextupcomedy.com/edfringe/ |
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Post by og on Jul 6, 2022 9:28:33 GMT
Half Price Hut has been canned as well Geee so many of the smaller acts will suffer as a result of this. I'd say a good 40-60% of my Fringe shows in the last few visits were last minute app/hut bookings. Sometimes buying tickets via the app whilst queueing up for said event. There is a petition to rectify this, but I doubt with this little time left, nothing will happen. |
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Post by n1david on Jul 6, 2022 9:31:29 GMT
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Post by zahidf on Jul 6, 2022 10:59:27 GMT
Complete lack of transparency: to only confirm the lack of app to the acts a month before the festival when they knew in December (apparently) is pathetic |
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Post by properjob on Jul 6, 2022 17:22:09 GMT
It may be 7% of users but I wonder what it is by percentage of ticket sales, during the festival.
Also the website has been very slow for me recently so that isn't in great shape either.
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Post by diana20 on Jul 9, 2022 15:50:31 GMT
Just got the programme, pleased to see it is back to something it was pre covid.
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Post by talkingheads on Jul 11, 2022 7:43:06 GMT
The Fringe Society have treated acts with so much disdain this year I honestly think that every act should boycott next year. What could they do if everybody just refused to pay the registration fee and mounted shows anyway? That is after all the central ethos of the Fringe. To take the fee then announce, actually not even announce, casually let slip in a Twitter reply, that there's no app is absolutely disgusting, not to mention taking away the half price hut.
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Post by talkingheads on Jul 25, 2022 9:15:23 GMT
With the Fringe just over a week away, what are people most looking forward to? My spreadsheet is mostly comedy, with a few magic shows like the great Pete Firman and Caspar Thomas for some variety, the only play I've got down is Eh Up, Me Old Flowers: The Charlie Williams Story at Pleasance.
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Post by karloscar on Jul 25, 2022 12:11:34 GMT
Looking through the programme and for the first time ever I can say nothing inspires me to buy a ticket. Hopefully word of mouth brings up a few gems, but there's very little that's new or fresh.
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Post by zahidf on Jul 25, 2022 13:03:22 GMT
Ive got a whole load of stuff booked. theatre and musical wise, ive got making a murderer the musical, feeling afraid as if something terrible is going to happen, last return ( traverse), shannon Matthews the musical, Caste-ing, an August Wilson biography play, Oedipus electronica, Rebel ( David Bowie Dance show) and Every Word Was Once An Animal. And quite a few comedy stand up shows
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Post by joem on Jul 25, 2022 13:44:55 GMT
I have about 17 plays booked so far. Haven't been there for decades and may never go back so splurging out as much as possible. Particularly looking forward to the adaptation/staging of Nick Cave's "Murder Ballads".
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Post by zahidf on Jul 25, 2022 13:48:46 GMT
I have about 17 plays booked so far. Haven't been there for decades and may never go back so splurging out as much as possible. Particularly looking forward to the adaptation/staging of Nick Cave's "Murder Ballads". I saw that in 2019. Loads of fun! |
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Post by joem on Aug 1, 2022 22:17:11 GMT
Just booked 28 tickets for the festival. Life is good.
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Post by stevejohnson678 on Aug 2, 2022 12:32:07 GMT
It's almost Fringe time!  And the Edinburgh weather is looking gooood!  After the videos and images of iconic Fringe venues like Pleasance Courtyard lying empty and deserted in August 2020, and the limited return last year (on mostly outdoor stages), I’ve really enjoyed the social media coverage of the venues taking shape over the past week or two. In the last couple of days, every other post on Twitter seems to be performers descending on Edinburgh ready for tech runs etc, with some shows opening for previews from tomorrow. I can't wait to be there for the first official day on Friday. I’ll be spending the first week and a half of the festival in Edinburgh, then heading home for a brief rest (and some proper food and sleep!), before returning for the final week. Staying at a hotel away from the centre of Edinburgh that was booked early, it’s cost around £50 a night for a decent standard of accommodation, rather than the exorbitant prices in the centre. Some of the shows I'll be catching include: - 20 Minutes of Action by Lionheart Theatre (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes by Ghostwriters (Just the Tonic at the Caves)
- Almost Adult by Charlotte Anne-Tilley Productions (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- Americana: A Murder Ballad by Pepperdine Scotland (Assembly Checkpoint)
- Animal by Cirque Alfonse and Underbelly (Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows)
- Bathroom Confession by Tinted Theatre (Zoo Playground)
- Beats on Pointe by Masters of Choreography (Assembly Hall)
- Boom by Underbelly and Cirk La Putyka (Underbelly Bristo Square)
- Boris the Third by Something for the Weekend (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Brave Space by Aloft / Rhymes with Purple (Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows)
- Caligari by ChewBoy Productions (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Cassie and the Lights by Patch of Blue (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Changing the Sheets by The Playground Theatre (Assembly Rooms)
- Charlie Russell Aims to Please by Mischief (Pleasance Courtyard)
- La Clique by Underbelly (Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows)
- Closure by Ink & Curtain (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Coming Out of My Cage (And I've Been Doing Just Fine) by Shepard Tone (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Criminal by Ralph Jones and Joel Gatehouse (Underbelly Bristo Square)
- Crossing the Void by Koi Collective (theSpace on the Mile)
- Don't Say Macbeth by GOYA Theatre Company (Zoo Playground)
- DONUTS by Extended Play (Assembly George Square Gardens)
- Fashion Spies by Quick Duck Theatre (Assembly George Square)
- Fladam's Musical Comedy Hootennay by Fladam (Pleasance at EICC)
- Flo & Joan: Sweet Release by Avalon (Assembly Roxy)
- Foundations by Wrong Tree Theatre Company and Ultraviolet Productions (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Frankie Thompson: Catts by Soho Theatre (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Freddie Hayes: Potatohead by Freddie Hayes (Pleasance Courtyard)
- General Secretary by Thick N Fast (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- Good Grief by Ugly Bucket (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Grubby Little Mitts by Nicholls and Brown (Assembly George Square Studios)
- Hannah Fairweather: Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge (Just the Tonic at the Caves)
- Happy Place by Forget About the Dog (Underbelly Cowgate)
- HarleQueen by HarleQueen Productions (Underbelly George Square)
- Helter Skelter by VETO Productions (Assembly George Square)
- How to Keep Up With the Kardashians by So La Flair (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Humans 2.0 by Circa Contemporary Circus (Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows)
- The Importance of Being… Earnest? by Say It Again, Sorry (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter (Pleasance Courtyard)
- I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical by Alexander S Bermange (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- Joshua (and Me) by Rachel Hammond (Pleasance Dome)
- Julia Masli: Choosh! by Impatient Productions (Assembly Roxy)
- Just These Please: Honestly No Pressure Either Way (Gilded Balloon Teviot)
- Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder by Francesca Moody Productions (Roundabout at Summerhall)
- Kiran Saggu and Sarah Roberts: Cake (Just the Tonic at the Mash House)
- Land: A Scottish Musical by Kick the Door (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- Maisie Adam: Buzzed by PBJ Management (Gilded Balloon Teviot)
- The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much by Voloz Collective (Pleasance Dome)
- Manic Street Creature by Maimuna Memon (Roundabout at Summerhall)
- Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower by Off The Kerb Productions (Pleasance Dome)
- Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle by Mischief (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Mischief Movie Night by Mischief (Pleasance at EICC)
- Molly Leigh-Moy and Carla Gordon: As Per My Previous Apology (Just the Tonic at the Grassmarket Centre)
- Murder, She Didn’t Write by Degrees of Error (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Muse by Flip Fabrique (Assembly Hall)
- NewsRevue by Canal Café Theatre (Pleasance at EICC)
- Notflix: Binge by Mick Perrin Worldwide (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- PASH by Seemingly Wholesome Productions (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- Press by Black Bat Productions (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Reginald D Hunter: Bombe Shuffleur by Mick Perrin Worldwide (Assembly Rooms)
- Rouge by High Wire Entertainment (Assembly Hall)
- Ruckus by Wildcard (Summerhall)
- Runners by Cirk La Putyka (Zoo Southside)
- Sad Book by 201 Dance Company (Zoo Southside)
- Sandcastles by Brite Theatre (Assembly Rooms)
- Sex With Friends (and Other Tiny Catastrophes) by GOYA Theatre Company (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Shewolves by Shewolves (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Showstopper! The Improvised Musical by Showstopper Productions (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Siblings: Siblage by Objectively Funny (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Speed Dial by Spies Like Us (Pleasance Dome)
- Swallowed by Frizz Theatre (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
- There’s No Mystery in Murder by Northern Corner (theSpace on the Mile)
- Tiger Lady by Dead Rabbits Theatre (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Tim Vine: Breeeep! by Bound & Gagged Comedy (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Tonight at the Social Club by Your Dad’s Mum (Underbelly Bristo Square)
- This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong by Max Percy & Friends (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch by Fat Rascal Theatre (Underbelly Bristo Square)
- Wanderlust by Masters of Choreography (Assembly George Square Gardens)
- Wild Onion by Orange Skies Theatre (Assembly Rooms)
I can also recommend Blood Harmony by ThickSkin at the Traverse Theatre, having seen it a few weeks ago on its pre-Edinburgh tour at The Lowry. I also have plenty of student shows booked, often on the basis of the troupe or society’s previous work. Some of the student productions on my list include: - 1972: The Future of Sex by Durham University Woodplayers (theSpace on North Bridge)
- Abigail’s 3rd Birthday Party by Napier University Drama Society (Greenside Infirmary Street)
- Are We There Yet? by The Cambridge Footlights (Pleasance Dome)
- Asides from the Elbow by LS6 Theatre (theSpace on North Bridge)
- Bye Bye Baby by Aireborne Theatre (theSpace on North Bridge)
- Curtains by Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (Paradise in Augustines)
- The Dead Ducks by Dead Ducks Productions (Just the Tonic at the Caves)
- Deja Revue by The Durham Revue (Underbelly Cowgate)
- Double Crossed by Mermaids Performing Arts Fund (Greenside Infirmary Street)
- Fire Signs by Edinburgh University Theatre Company (Pleasance Courtyard)
- Godspell by Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Assembly Rooms)
- The Graveyard by Mermaids Performing Arts Fund (Greenside Infirmary Street)
- The Last Words by Theatre with Teeth (theSpace Triplex)
- Little Women by Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Assembly Rooms)
- The New Rock n’ Roll by Minotaur Theatre Company (theSpace at Niddry Street)
- No Laughing Matter by St Andrews Revue (Just the Tonic at the Caves)
- On Wednesdays We Wear Maroon by The Bristol Suspensions (theSpace at Niddry Street)
- One Week in Magaluf by Napier Musical Theatre Society (theSpace at Symposium Hall)
- The Seed of the Holyman by University of York Drama Society (theSpace on North Bridge)
- Show Me What You’re Maid Of by Shotgun Theatre (theSpace at Symposium Hall)
- Space Mystery: A Mystery in Space by A Time and a Place Productions (theSpace at Surgeons Hall)
- Stretched by Fishtale Theatre (theSpace on North Bridge)
- A Wilde Life by Chevron Theatre ( theSpace on the Mile)
The above shows and others already booked will hopefully provide a great mix of stand-up, sketch comedy, circus, dance, cabaret, improv, musicals and plays. It's always nice to have a bit of free time planned in for whatever grabs the attention once in Edinburgh too. I hope everyone who's in Edinburgh between now and 29 August has a great Fringe. Fingers crossed, the festival's comeback year and 75th anniversary proves a resurgent success for all involved. |
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Post by lynette on Aug 2, 2022 14:28:13 GMT
May I recommend LIPPY at the GILDED BALLOON 10.20PM
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Post by hadeswasking on Aug 2, 2022 17:44:25 GMT
I have these booked so far:
Mischief Movie Night
Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle
Assassin's
Runesical
Making a Murderer
Avenue Q
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Going to take a little de-tour to Glasgow to see the Singin' in the Rain tour.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart and Bonnie and Clyde have also caught my attention and will be getting booked soon!
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And the Edinburgh weather is looking gooood! 
