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In These Shoes

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A performer in a pink apron and hat holding a wooden spoon. Behind her is a man wearing a pink apron and holding a guitar.

Children's Shows

Cinderella Ice Cream Seller – A Musical

Get your dessert spoons ready for this delicious new musical for the whole family! Over the last four decades, Cinderella's has become the kingdom's most beloved ice cream company. But how did a humble ice cream maker with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire with her own ice cream empire? Perfect for the whole family, this exciting musical retelling of a fairy tale classic promises a delightful blend of storytelling, stunning live music and theatrical magic that will capture your heart and tickle your taste buds.

30 July - 17 August 2025, 11:40 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

An image of David and Katie. Katie is lying on the floor and David is standing over her in a squatted position.

Theatre

David and Katie Get Re-Married

You’re cordially invited to the second wedding of David and Katie: confidently codependent, deliriously devoted to a dangerous degree and fully qualified to flaunt a flawless approach to marriage; with music, exotic rituals and, a unity volcano. Bear witness as the world’s worst couple celebrates the (second) happiest day of their lives. Starring David Carl (Trump Lear, The Tender Bar) and Katie Hartman (Netflix’s The Week Of, The Other Two), David and Katie Get Re-Married is a glorious celebration of love, dysfunction and doing it all over again. This time it’s forever. For realz! Probably?!?

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:50 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A flamboyant MC in front of a row of four misses. The misses stand like dolls and the MC holds an intriguing pose.

Musicals and Opera

Miss Brexit

Extravagant musical satire about young migrants surviving in a place that no longer welcomes them. Meet real people facing the consequences of Brexit and how it's affected their future. What does it take to become Miss Brexit? Who is capable of erasing their identity in order to talk, think and live like a Brit? Who is willing to exchange their national cuisine for mashed potato? Danail Chirpansky New Work Award Winner.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 1:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Two women hugging each other. One dressed in a curly wig with a bow and corset. The other dressed in a leotard and ponytails.

Comedy

Naughty Cabaret

Naughty Cabaret is back after a sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024. A queer feminist extravaganza full of energy, absurdity and ridiculousness with an ever-changing line up of clown, character comedy, boyband, burlesque, music and more. Previous guest performers include Sophie Zucker, Josephine Lacey, Siblings, Lara Ricote, Madeleine Rowe, Amando Houser, Frankie Thompson, Elf Lyons, Lucy Hopkins and Gogo Bumhole. Hosted by 'queens of the ridiculous' Anna Marie Simonsen and Marie Kallevik, Naughty Cabaret has been performed in Australia, Edinburgh, London and Norway. 

1 - 23 August 2025, 11:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy

Shane Daniel Byrne: Who's a Big Boy?

Dublin darling Shane Daniel Byrne is back, just about. The award-winning stand-up has become a leading act in Ireland at breakneck speed. Shane is the boy from school who was capable of more, the kid who could do better. Just try catching him now. Expect rapid-fire craic and big-hearted feelings in his brand-new show about bellies and bullies. 

30 July - 24 August 2025, 7:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman is tied up with a tape measure longingly looking into the camera

Cabaret and Variety

Skinny

A lifelong battle with scales, shapewear and shifty surgeons. But there's an alternative! Backed by a powerhouse band, multi-award-winning vocalist and cabaret performer Michelle Pearson dishes up a stunning blend of pop anthems, soaring ballads and raw, real storytelling. With stunning vocals and eye-opening interviews, this inspiring work unpacks society's toxic obsession with diet culture urging us to rethink what beauty truly means. Heartfelt, relatable and uplifting, it's a celebration of every shape, every size and every person who's ever looked in the mirror and wondered: is this slimming?

30 July - 10 August 2025, 6:50 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman (pronouns she/they) holding a rock over her head. She looks wistful in a green, collared shirt on a lavender backdrop.

Comedy

Alice Tovey: Glass Houses

Just before her wedding, Alice's father returned home from prison. Glass Houses is a love letter to family, showing us that love conquers all – even the prison industrial complex. Through stand-up, stories and original song, Alice Tovey tells the story of a cancelled wedding, budgies and a chef in a show about learning our parents are human and choosing empathy over isolation. Tovey is at the forefront of a new age of comedy excellence. The music is written and performed by Alice Tovey. Directed by Gen Fricker.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 9:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Two friends lie on a green carpet surrounded by cut-outs of Princess Diana and sewing materials. One wears her iconic black revenge dress and holds white rosary beads; the other wears a white YALE jumper and holds a measuring tape. They face each other,

Theatre

Don't Tell Dad About Diana

Dublin, 1997. Two friends prepare to compete for the crown of Alternative Miss Ireland with their Princess Diana drag act, under the nose of their hardline nationalist families. As they race through the city towards competition night, Diana's death sparks the unravelling of their secret, their friendship and their plans to leave Ireland. A high-energy, fast-paced two-hander packed with comedy, courage and coming-of-age chaos. After a sell-out London run, Don't Tell Dad About Diana promises to be one of the must-see debuts of the festival.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 12:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Holly Redford Jones, a white woman with short blonde hair wearing a teal green velvet suit and a white t-shirt, looking straight forward with a smile, and holding in her right hand a gold bar tray with three drinks - a whiskey glass, a martini glass and

Comedy

I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar

Step inside Holly Redford-Jones' award-winning Lesbian Bar! This bold new show is a dance through tales of unsung, unsanitised lesbian debauchery. A sonic love letter to sapphic institutions of a bygone era, the show celebrates queer women of the past, present and future. Taking a cue from the iconic Jonathan Richman song, Redford-Jones asks the biggest questions: where have all the lesbian bars gone? How do you know when you're in one? And how did Chesterfield's Crooked Spire become so... crooked? 

31 July - 24 August 2025, 7:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A drag artist in white clown make up stands in front of a mirror that has been adorned with many little photographs and images.

Theatre

KINDER

An unexpected call from a library derails a performance planned by newly arrived drag artist Goody Prostate, booked to headline a local reading hour. Forced to scramble together a new act in real time for a crowd of unruly children and their parents, Goody spirals into a chaotic exploration of childhood, memory, stories and what it means to truly grow up. The library is open – sit down, be quiet and listen. Because sometimes, reading is what? Fundamentalist.  

31 July - 24 August 2025, 6:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Karen, dressed up in white feathers, yawns. Crash of the expectations of a

Theatre

Karen Houge: DREAMGIRL

Do you trust strangers? Together with Karen Houge – our DREAMGIRL – we’re going to find out. Through personal stories from following Syrian refugees across Europe, a few vegetables and a pile of LEGO, Karen invites us to explore what it means to trust – especially now, when it matters most. This isn’t just a show – it’s a conversation about humanity and the world we live in. Thanks to award-winning comedian Elf Lyons for helping develop the show.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 8:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A man in a hat and black clothes holds a large bubble containing a tornado of fog. He looks excited and surprised.

Children's Shows

Amazing Bubble Man

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favourite, he has sold out for the last 14 years. Louis explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised. From square bubbles to rocket bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.

31 July - 25 August 2025, 11:20 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in a blue jumpsuit wearing clown-makeup rests her head on her arms and her forearms on the head of a broom. She is also wearing a blue hat and is stood in front of a blue background.

Comedy

Cabbage the Clown: Cinemadrome

Minimum wage cinema employee turned multi award-winning tragic fool Cabbage the Clown's debut hour marries a buffet of genres in polygamous holy matrimony in the name of drag. With over 8 million views online for their genre-busting brand of multimedia drag-clowning, Cabbage presents their hotly-anticipated debut show: One part breathless parody of cinematic history, one part thoughtful dissection of minimum wage careers, one part rolling around on the floor covered in popcorn. So talk through the trailers, get the loudest snacks available, then sit back, relax and enjoy this Bechdel Test-passing, BBFC-unapproved, global premiere.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theatre

FURNITURE BOYS

In this absurdist comedy from writer-performer Emily Weitzman, boyfriends are armchairs, lampshades and futons. Hailed as 'hilarious', 'weirdly poignant' and 'loopily, luminously charming' (BuzzPei.com), Furniture Boys explores how furniture endures, but boyfriends – not so much. Blending theatre, comedy, clown, spoken word and furniture showroom, this one-woman show has been called 'imaginative, thoughtful, playful, hilarious and relentlessly, infectiously joyous' (BuzzPei.com). Winner of Theatre’s Choice at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse in NYC, the Fringiest Show Award at the 2025 Orlando Fringe FestN4, and the 2024 Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Award. 'Furniture,' writes one reviewer, 'has never been more moving'.

30 July - 25 August 2025, 12:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedian James Barr in a blue cardigan, close up and looking hopeful, with a slightly shaded face and a light ish blue background.

Comedy

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

Domestic abuse isn't funny, but this show is. Trailblazing comedian James Barr returns to Edinburgh with a bold, 'genre-defying' (ArtsHub.com.au) stand-up hour about the things his ex-boyfriend did to him, including a pushy-wushy down the stairsy-wairsy. Shortlisted at The British LGBT Awards.  As seen on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Hits Radio UK and the British Podcast Award winning A Gay and A NonGay.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 8:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Lulu holds bouquet of roses, mascara tear stains down her cheeks, in all white.

Comedy

Lulu Popplewell: Love Love

Returning from her sell-out debut show, Lulu brings you a new hour of jokes about love, obsession and raccoons, as she tries to answer the question 'is love just a form of mental illness?'  

30 July - 24 August 2025, 6:45 pm

Underbelly George Square