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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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Cabaret for the End of the World

Cabaret for the End of the World

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Cabaret for the End of the World

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Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 5-9 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

CABARET FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Written and peformed by Cathy Wippell Well, fuck. Things aren’t looking great eh? Life’s been a little hard since day zero, hasn’t it? The nuclear winter’s setting in bitter this year. And there’s a cost to kindness but nobody can afford it. It’s every rat for themselves. An accordion, a pistol and bottle of home-brewed absinthe. That’s all you need to get by in this post-apocalyptic wasteland. Well, it’s all I need, at least. It’s hard to remember a time when we possessed so much. Anyhoooooo, why not celebrate your sorry existence on this horrif...


Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

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Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

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Bar 50 / The Alcove
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 13:00 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Find out what an Autistic Elder looks like who is happy, hearty, never depressed and over sixty. How does he do it? Aha.... SO GOOD HE WANTS TO DO IT AGAIN. The show the mainstream media refuses to review repeats its 2024 dual - four star review show. PW fancied the time to write a book detailing the old ones you see? So now there's no way to miss ALL of them since they started in 2015. SPIKE MILLIGAN! PATRICIA HIGHSMITH! ED D WOOD JNR and even QUENTIN CRISP as your master of ceremonies. Before being called Neurodiverse, Autistic , having-lots-of-character and just plain being bo...


Flughafen

Flughafen

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Flughafen

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Freddy's / Band Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-7, 9-24 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

We’ve all been there. You’re in an airport in the middle of the night with four strangers. Your flight’s been delayed, perhaps indefinitely. Outside the windows, a tempest rages that reflects your inner state-of-mind. Tentatively, you reach out to chat to your neighbours. Are you fated to remember this night forever? What strange forces brought you all to this German terminal? What sweet and terrifying secrets will you learn about each other before the night is through? Conjoining elements of screwball comedy and thrilling, psychological twists, Flughafen is a new theatrical experience from...


Freedom Camp (Work in Progress)

Freedom Camp (Work in Progress)

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Freedom Camp (Work in Progress)

Theatre

The City Cafe / Las Vegas
AUG 13-18, 20-24 at 10:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can
The City Cafe / Nineties
JUL 31, AUG 1-4, 6-11 at 10:40 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

FREEDOM CAMP A dark comedy about being American— whether you want to be or not. What happens when your lifelong dream of serving your country turns into an on-again, off-again relationship with a nation that feels more like a toxic ex? Freedom Camp is an autobiographical solo show that takes you from Washington, D.C., to the world beyond, tracing one American’s uneasy love affair with the land of the free. From surviving high school bullying to working as a Congressional Page, from unsettling chats with grandma’s maybe-spy boyfriend to clocking in at a billionaire’s tech empire— this ...


Like Kells Said...

Like Kells Said...

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Like Kells Said...

Theatre

The City Cafe / Hollywood
JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 00:05 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Why I Created Like Kells Said Like Kells Said is a one-woman show brought to you by charismatic performer and writer Caz Mason. Inspired by true events and lived experience, this is a raw, funny, and fearless look at survival, grief, and the chaotic beauty of life in Leith. Caz brings her unique comic outlook to the stage, creating a beautifully portrayed Kelly—sharp, vulnerable, and unforgettable. This story had to be told. I’ve lived through some of these moments, and I’ve seen first-hand how humour can carry us through the darkest times. That’s why Like Kells Said isn’t just a thriller—...


Punch, Drunk, Brain Damage

Punch, Drunk, Brain Damage

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Punch, Drunk, Brain Damage

Theatre

The Raging Bull / Cellar
JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 21:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

Punch, Drunk, Brain Damage Active in the theater, improv, and comedy scene in Seoul Korea, Yekwang Robert Jung brings his first one man show to the stage. Presenting the story of a 23 year old's life changing sequence of events! in a roller coaster of emotions where he is faced with questions on life and death while battling cancer. What is the price of life? What is the price he has to pay to live? In two successive life-changing events, he is forced to face his true self underneath the mask of societal and filial expectations. ...


The Long Goodbye Bye Bye

The Long Goodbye Bye Bye

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The Long Goodbye Bye Bye

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Freddy's / Band Room
AUG 17-22, 24 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Famous One-hit wonder The Femme Fatales are back in the news for the wrong reasons. The pop star sensations keep turning up dead. Former member and current PI Justin McGuffin finds himself embroiled in a tale of mysterious women, fame-hungry police and a sore throat. Will he survive, or will it be The Long Goodbye Bye Bye. Pazus Productions' second fringe outing sets its sights on the worlds of true crime, film noir and pop music. ...