Spoken Word

Spoken Word Shows

Have a look through our selection of Spoken Word Shows! We are sure To have something you'll want to see in Edinburgh this August - from children's shows to cabaret; standup comedy to tragic drama. There's something for everyone at the Free Festival!


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Addiction: The Truth

Addiction: The Truth

Spoken Word

Addiction: The Truth

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 17-18, 24-25, 31, JUN 1 at 19:00 (60 min) - FREE

Kevin McCarron is an experienced stand-up comedian, and a Doctor of Philosophy. He has also been a drug addict and an alcoholic. In this presentation he will mock the most cherished beliefs which have so disastrously dominated Western attitudes to drug addiction and alcoholism for the last century....


Sex with Witches

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

Sex with Witches

Spoken Word

The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 9, 26, 29, JUN 4 at 19:00 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10
MAY 20 at 23:59 (60 min) - PAID - Tickets from £10

Candy and Boyd present Sex with Witches by Andrew Westbury King. A live spoken word and video performance from an original gothic novel. Psychedelic folklore accompanied by cruising glamour photography. A W King is a classically trained actor and creative, performing this original work in their trans persona of Candy. Pete Boyd is a photographer, documenting the hidden realms of LGBTQ lifestyles and subcultures. This collaboration at once explores the fiction of contemporary witches investigated in Polegate by the patriarchal "Husband Society", whilst visually documenting the author's real jou...


The Brighton Fridge Show

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Brighton Fridge Show

Spoken Word

The Walrus / Raised Room
MAY 6-8 at 14:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon
MAY 13-14 at 15:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets on sale soon

Come and hear from SMEG, the most poetic fridge on the fringe! 45 minutes of comedy, poetry and the best props you'll ever see in your life! What's in the fridge? Everyone wants to know. The steaks could not be higher.... ...