Theatre

Theatre Shows

Have a look through our selection of Theatre 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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A Gerry Christmas Carroll

A Gerry Christmas Carroll

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A Gerry Christmas Carroll

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The Temple Bar / Upstairs Temple
MAY 4, 11, 18, 25, JUN 1 at 13:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £5

Scrooge is not just for Christmas. Gerry tells you his favourite Dickens story- in May.. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come are here, all in one mad clown. Gerry brings you his unique joyful and innocent comedy, but with an edge. He plays all the parts - Mr and Mrs Cratchit, Tiny Tim and Scrooge's nephew and his pregnant niece by marriage. Gerry can do it- come and see. Gerry first read the book when he was 10, so this show has been sixty two years coming, and it's worth it. He didn't finish it in time for Christmas last year, but he's here now with a brilliant 2025...


Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

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Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

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The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 2, 4-5 at 18:30 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8
MAY 5 at 16:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8
The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 3 at 15:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8
MAY 3 at 17:45 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £8

Acaprov are delighted to return to Brighton with world renowned and their often sold out show! Imagine a new kind of musical: beatboxers, rappers, actors, singers, dancers and body percussionists coming together completely a cappella to improvise a fresh, heart-warming show, that you’ll never forget. Every performance is unique. Acaprov take a starting location and title from the audience before spontaneously creating a non-stop musical that will make you laugh, cry, dance in your seat, and sing all the way home! Everything seen and heard is 100% invented in the moment and entirely from ...


Eccentrics Return

Eccentrics Return

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Eccentrics Return

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a&o Hostel Bar / Meeting Room
MAY 23 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)
MAY 24-26 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

FOUR STARS FROM NEURODIVERSE REVIEW AND THEATRE AND ARTS REVIEWS.COM. Before outsider artists & Neurodiversity came the Eccentrics. Autistic Elder Paul Wady brings Quentin Crisp, Patricia Highsmith, 'Screaming' Lord Sutch and even Dame Edith Sitwell back to life. Generation Z included. The eleventh year of the Guerilla Autistics show is pure character - acting. Discover the nexus between the Neurotypical and the Neurodiverse in the show the mainstream press will not review. ALWAYS POSITIVE ABOUT BEING AUTISTIC. The illegal attitude. If we lived in a society where the arts were properl...


The Flat Earthers

The Flat Earthers

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The Flat Earthers

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The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 24-26 at 14:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £7.50

"We’re Flat Earthers, not ‘Elvis-isn’t-dead’ers’. This changes your whole life." Greg, Sophie and Kevin are united by their belief that the world is flat. As the self-designated leader, Greg has big ideas to boost their popularity and get their message out to the masses. However, before telling the world about their beliefs, they must first understand each other. But when you don't see the world like everyone else, how do you know anything is what it seems? The Flat Earthers is the debut play from Bighton-based director James Callàs Ball (Associate Director: The Lion, The Witch & The War...



Who Wrote This?

Who Wrote This?

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Who Wrote This?

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The Walrus / Tusk Club
MAY 30, JUN 1 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)
The Walrus / Hideaway
MAY 31 at 21:30 (60 min) - Free and Unticketed (Just show up)

"Who Wrote This?" is an improvised comedy show (produced by ‘The Audition Room’ company) where every performance is completely unique. Audience suggestions shape the scenes, creating spontaneous and unexpected stories on the spot. Come and experience a night of unscripted humour and creativity, where no two shows are ever the same!...


Wummy

Wummy

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Wummy

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The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 22 at 19:00 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4
The Quadrant / The Folklore Room
MAY 9, 11 at 19:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4
The Caroline of Brunswick / Upper Lounge
MAY 10 at 15:15 (60 min) - Buy Tickets from £4

Wummy is a character-packed one-woman comedy play about a 31 year old wannabe yummy mummy. Wummy is broke, flat-sharing with strangers and craving a life of luxury. What she wants is simple: “a house on the King’s Road in Chelsea, a bin hidden within a kitchen island, a handsome husband, a baby - and a live-in nanny.” Fed up with scraping by, Wummy attempts to manifest her dream life, but instead of delivering the life she's envisioned, the universe answers her call with an unexpected bump in the road. “I would pay to watch Charis drink a cup of tea - let alone perform a show.” Sophie Winkl...