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'Birthday party' text at the top and underneath a performer wearing a black shirt and a red bow tie. Around him are illustrations of champagne bottles, glasses and television screens.

Cabaret and Variety

Taiwan Season: Birthday Party

5 - 31 August 2026, 11:30 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in a light green tracksuit stands holding a retro boombox, with motion blur creating a ghosted double image beside her against a soft, muted background.

Theatre

Jerk Off!

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:35 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

Profile view of a man facing his own digitally distorted reflection, with chromatic aberration and glitch effects warping the mirrored face against a dark background.

Theatre

Safety

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:45 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man is furtively running with a piano on his shoulder in front of a purple background

Music

Daniel Cainer: What Am I, Chopped Liver?

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:50 am

Underbelly George Square

Annie Rauwerda in front of screen that says

Comedy

Depths of Wikipedia

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

An up close picture of a screaming face with wrinkles and red lips. The mouth at the centre is open wide with a bubble and a blue jellyfish in the centre.

Theatre

Jellyfish

5 - 31 August 2026, 12:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Three girls hold hands in a circle, looking like they're yelling or chanting

Theatre

Rip Her to Shreds

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:35 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Theatre

Fractured

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman with fiery-red hair is sat in a vintage pink convertible car with the roof down. She's wearing dark sunglasses and looking at the camera, and has a faux-fur jacket over her shoulders. The car is decorated with faux-fur and a pair of large pink di

Theatre

ROOMIES

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man in a pink suit and orange hat is in a large box with multiple props

Children's Shows

Darryl J Carrington: Out of the Box

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two mimes miming skipping stones.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Double Take

5 - 30 August 2026, 1:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Ten Ways to Die Happy

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A drag artist in white clown make up and a colourful outfit with a spiked headpiece stands with a shocked look on their face.

Theatre

KINDER

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A softly blurred, warm-toned image shows a person sitting at a table with their head slightly bowed. Their medium-length hair falls forward, partially covering their face. The lighting is dim and orange-hued, creating a moody, atmospheric effect, and the

Theatre

The Late Utopians

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman stretches out her arms behind a red puffy chair, holding her ponytail with one hand and looking towards the viewer.

Theatre

Furniture Boys

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Man wearing a black suit and white dress shirt sits on outdoor stone steps in front of a brick building. He holds a red patterned tie in one hand and rests the side of his face on his other hand.

Theatre

In the Black

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A green apple sits on a wooden rocking chair. Two eyes and a mouth have been bitten out of her.

Cabaret and Variety

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two posters on a white brick wall advertising The Ghost of White Hart Lane. One poster shows various five star reviews (including one by The Edinburgh Reporter) and four star reviews (including by The Times and The British Theatre Guide).

Theatre

The Ghost of White Hart Lane

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy Reviewer watching a show with his glasses leg lodged firmly in the corner of his mouth

Comedy

Adam Riches: The Critic's Way

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

a self portrait of Tom Neenan

Comedy

Tom Neenan: Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan

5 - 31 August 2026, 3:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Woman playing a keyboard on stage, wearing a light dress with red stains and a ladder strapped to her back.

Theatre

Deluge

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A black and white cut out image of a person lies on their back with a large black dog on their chest on a bright red background. The dog looks directly at the camera with his tongue hanging out.

Theatre

Play Dead

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Mitch Benn's face in a template of an animated elvis presley image. He looks up at the screen and points his ring filled fingers upto the viewer.

Comedy

Mitch Benn: Asking Elvis

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Goodbye Dandelion

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Theatre

Pink Rabbit

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Will and Noah, wearing red and blue suits, excitedly present their chicken medals

Comedy

Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

A somewhat forlorn but ultimately hopeful man sitting at a desk.

Theatre

Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A head and shoulders shot of Aarian Mehrabani with his right hand grazing his cheek. He is looking off to the far left and has a light hearted yet judgmental expression on his face. He is a clean shaven Middle Eastern man in his 20s. He is set against an

Comedy

Aarian Mehrabani: How's Your Head?

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

A group of 5 performers holding various musical objects and wearing red and black are laughing and smiling.

Comedy

Impromptunes – The Completely Improvised Musical

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

the black blues brothers on stage performing a stunt, behind them is a set of a smoky train station

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again!

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A curly haired performer wearing bright pink boots, a sparkly black and pink gown, and pink boot earrings. He is lifting one foot and holding another pink boot in each hand to make a staircase pattern of boots. He is on a stage full of more pink boots an

Comedy

Harvey Cobb: Pink Boots and an Alcoholic Sock Puppet

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A girl with her head in a shark's mouth

Theatre

hame. teeth. CLUB.

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman dressed up as a classic mother, in a feathered blond wig, red glasses, peals, a yellow 1950's house dress and an apron that says

Musicals and Opera

An A to Z Guide to Dating

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedian and Freestyle Rapper Chris Turner stands in front of a red background, wearing a black t shirt. He is reflected through a prism two more times.

Comedy

Chris Turner: In The Moment

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in denim lying on a couch holding flowers

Comedy

Annie Boyle: To All The Boys I've Loved Before

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Stefania Licari rides down an Italian street on a red vespa scooter

Comedy

Stefania Licari: I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man in an open denim jacket and white t-shirt sits with his arms crossed

Comedy

Aidan Greene: Stuttermilk Pancakes

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A person with braided hair in a green Adidas jersey looks off to the side with a playful expression against a gradient green background.

Comedy

Sapphire McIntosh – Squeaky Bum Time

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

a man in a blue suit, white shirt and black bow tie stands opening a front door

Comedy

Alfie Brown: The Entertainer

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Two puppeteers operate shadow puppets.

Theatre

Book of Shadows

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A smiling Italian man in a flowy white shirt holds a bunch of red roses and is wearing a straw hat.

Comedy

Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe's Love Quest

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedy

Mothman: A Romance Musical

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A person dressed in a crumpled white shirt, tie and black jacket stands in front of a red background running one hand through their hair and looking disheveled.

Comedy

Roger Prick: Sexopolis

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A dirty full ashtray littered with cigarettes.

Theatre

TWITCH

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman dressed as a cat, with black and white ears, white gloves with pink paws on the palm, black turtle neck with white fur patch on the chest and a red collar around the neck, lays on her side with paws beside her face and a scared/surprised expressi

Comedy

PUSS PUSS

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Paul foot stands looking curiously against a red background

Comedy

Paul Foot: The Future

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:20 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Theatre

Dirty Dancer

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

The face of Linus Karp (a blonde man with blue eyes) is looking directly at you. He's wearing a pink t-shirt and a necklace with an image of Princess Diana. He's standing against a background of a blurred street in Soho, London.

Theatre

Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A person in an all-green outfit and beret lies on the floor in a cinema in a pile of spilled popcorn

Comedy

Cabbage the Clown: Cinemadrome

5 - 17 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Image shows Liberace playing the piano while Liza looks on.

Cabaret and Variety

Liberace and Liza – A Tribute

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Yoz Mensch is looking directly at the camera, standing with both hands on her waist in front of a bright yellow seamless background. Yoz is a white person, with 70's style shaggy shoulder length dark brown hair, thick eyebrows and a thick beard. The expr

Theatre

My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me On Instagram

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A smiling person in a Giraffe costume, in front of a Giraffe patterned background.

Comedy

Francisco de Nata

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A collage of six black-and-white photo booth images of a woman making a variety of silly and serious facial expressions. She sits against colorful backgrounds of blue and pink. There are simple illustrations drawn in white drawn on each image. Stars, rad

Cabaret and Variety

Fempaths: Transistor Radio Hour

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Yellow background with multiple Coco The Time-Travelling Tarts in the centre with her hands over her head.

Comedy

Coco The Time-Travelling Tart

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

1 woman with brown hair and a worried look on her face, wearing a lavender bridesmaid dress, holding an acoustic guitar with a bunch of flowers coming out of the sound hole, and a 2nd woman with an over excited look on her face, brown hair, holding a pin

Theatre

One Hour Wedding

5 - 23 August 2026, 9:50 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Will BF, dressed in a silver space suit, holds a sword in their left hand and a fish bowl (with a fish in it) in their right. A smaller Will BF looks on, as a strange giraffe-like creature.

Comedy

Will BF: Moon Team IIIV

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

darryl in a tennis headband, looking up at the camera

Comedy

Darryl J Carrington: Tennish

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A peculiar gentleman with a big mustache and slicked down, parted hair stands cautiously against a dark green background.

Comedy

"Be Good!" with Paulette

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A doctored version of the original Cadet Kelly poster. In the foreground is a young girl in pink saluting, her face has been swapped with the performer's face and he's looking intensely psychotic. Another character dressed in military garb looks at her d

Comedy

CADET KELLY IS THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY FRIGGIN LIFE

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Glitchy image of writer-performers Drew Reilly and Ashley Blair screaming

Comedy

Megasquirt: Fully Loaded

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Members of The Durham Revue in black and white with coloured outline on a yellow background - above them is The Durham Revue logo.

Comedy

The Durham Revue: Raiders of the Lost Laughs

6 - 30 August 2026, 2:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A bright orange image with a group of actors looking like things are going wrong. Scripts are flying through the air. A quote from reviewer 'Lost In Theatreland' saying

Theatre

...Earnest?

6 - 30 August 2026, 3:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two sumo wrestlers powerfully charge at each other.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA

6 - 31 August 2026, 6:00 pm

Underbelly George Square

A photo of Andrew Ryan, he crosses his arms and looks upwards with pursed lips.

Comedy

Andrew Ryan: Honest Capacity

6 - 22 August 2026, 6:50 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Joey Dardano smiles into the camera

Comedy

Joey Dardano: Another Direction

6 - 30 August 2026, 7:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

An image of Will Adamsdale smiling wryly with his arms folded, against a green background, with computer generated copies of his image superimposed.

Comedy

Will Adamsdale: AI, AI, Oh... (Or How I Wrote a Hit Sitcom with ChatGPT But We're Not Talking Now)

7 - 29 August 2026, 1:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Image of female performer in a cropped bodysuit standing on a male performers head.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Circa: Wolf

7 - 29 August 2026, 6:20 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

YOAH

7 - 29 August 2026, 8:40 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

A man is balancing a woman on his one hand while she is standing in a split.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

PACE

8 - 29 August 2026, 11:10 am

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

6 circus artists balance and manipulate 6 large ladders.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Pieces by Aloft

8 - 29 August 2026, 1:05 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

8 actors dressed in blue and black sit on and around a bench. They are comedically handcuffed to each other, eating doughnuts and wrapped in police tape.

Comedy

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation

8 - 23 August 2026, 3:10 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Pecking Order

17 - 23 August 2026, 12:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Talks and Events

The Front List - Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales

17 August 2026, 1:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Photo of authors Val McDermid and Jo Sharp

Talks and Events

The Front List - Val McDermid and Jo Sharp

17 August 2026, 3:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A female performer stands in a dazzling blue dress holding a monkey puppet in one arm and a pair of ventriloquist's face masks in the other arm.

Comedy

Nina's C*nti Cabaret

17 - 24 August 2026, 7:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Performer Gianmarco wears a peter pan costume and holds up a toy sword in the air

Comedy

Gianmarco Soresi: Theater Adult

17 - 30 August 2026, 7:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Actor Alex Medland, dressed as the devil with red horns and a grin to match, takes a lit match to a contract signed by 'Faustus.'

Theatre

The Faustus Project

17 - 30 August 2026, 9:05 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Tony Cantwell laughing in front of a purple background

Comedy

Tony Cantwell: You Cry Weird

17 - 30 August 2026, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

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