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Continue reading →: Hello Birds – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
Hello Birds is a gentle introduction to the theatre for very young children, and it knows its audience well. As families come in, they are invited to sit on cushions around a garden play mat, which immediately makes the space feel relaxed and inviting rather than formal. Different puppet birds…
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Continue reading →: The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.There are plenty of unusual sights at the Edinburgh Fringe, but three former professional sumo wrestlers stepping into the Udderbelly at Underbelly, George Square must be one of the most memorable. The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA brings Japan’s national sport to Edinburgh with a mix of spectacle, tradition, and humour. Sumo…
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Continue reading →: Madame Chandelier’s Grand Theft Opera – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
If you think opera is all serious faces, big dresses and sitting quietly in the dark, Madame Chandelier’s Grand Theft Opera is here to prove you very wrong. Canadian soprano Delea Shand brings an abundance of energy to this fun, family-friendly Fringe show, which manages to introduce audiences to opera…
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Continue reading →: The Longer My Mother is Dead the More I Like Her-Edinburgh Fringe 2026.The Longer My Mother Is Dead the More I Like Her is written and performed by Deborah Unger. As with every Edinburgh Fringe, there are plenty of plays written and performed that talk about dysfunctional relationships with parents and family whether they are dead or alive. In this particular play,…
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Continue reading →: The Hobbit – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.As we approach the 90th anniversary of The Hobbit it has been brought to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by the Emanuel Theatre Company. Condensing the 350 or so pages into a 50 min production, it covers most of the main themes of epic battles and fearsome creatures that the merry…
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Continue reading →: SeedHeart – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
There is something quietly effective about the SeedHeart showing at Pleasance Courtyard. We meet Grey, a small puppet trapped inside a glass jar with no memory of how he got there. The story then returns to the beginning, where a bird drops a seed that grows into a beautiful tree. Grey…
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Continue reading →: Film Noir Frog – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.One of the joys of the Edinburgh Fringe is stumbling into a show that could only really exist here: inventive, slightly unhinged, and somehow completely irresistible. Film Noir Frog fits that description beautifully. It is exactly what the title promises: a ridiculous film-noir spoof led by a hard-boiled detective who…
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Continue reading →: Frogs in Bogs – Edinburgh Fringe 2026.Frogs in Bogs is a delightfully chaotic family show that embraces silliness with complete confidence, delivering plenty of laughs while sneaking in an important environmental message. Created by female-led theatre company Familia, this amphibian adventure follows superhero frog plumbers Turner and Constable as they battle contamination, confront the monstrous Megaclog…
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Continue reading →: Batsu! Presents GANBA!!- Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
BATSU! Gamba takes its cue from Japanese batsu game shows, where mistakes bring penalties and comedy emerges from chaos. With a simple paper-screen backdrop, this younger-audience version feels very sedate. We enter the Dojo ready to embrace the madness and awaken our inner ninja. Instead, we get musical statues with…
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Continue reading →: A Picture Book Musical: Milly’s Musical Adventure – Edinburgh Fringe
It can be difficult to find a family-friendly show that genuinely thrills children without tipping them into anarchy, but A Picture Book: Milly’s Musical Adventure at Just the Tonic is an absolute delight. Billed for everyone from 0 to 99, this bright, warm-hearted production more than lives up to that…
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