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Dragonfly

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

Dragonfly

Fringe Venue 414 - Click here for map
52 West Port (Just off of Grassmarket), Edinburgh, EH1 2LD. Phone: 0131 228 4543
Food  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 13:00 to 01:00
Strictly 18+ Only

Dragonfly Cocktail Bar was re-established in 2018 as a revival of the original spirit of the Edinburgh cocktail scene; a laid-back environment where our guests can explore a carefully considered drinks list. An established Fringe venue in the heart of Edinburgh.

This year we have two entry methods: Free & Unticketed or Pay What You Can
Free & Unticketed: Entry to a show is first-come, first served at the venue - just turn up and then donate to the show in the collection at the end.
Pay What You Can: For these shows you can book a ticket to guarantee entry and choose your price from the Fringe Box Office, up to 30 mins before a show. After that all remaining space is free at the venue on a first-come, first-served bases. Donations for walk-ins at the end of the show.

List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time

Shows sorted by Venue Room

The Other Room

60 Minutes About Scotland

60 Minutes About Scotland

Comedy

60 Minutes About Scotland

Comedy

Dragonfly / The Other Room
AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 16:30 (60 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

Vladimir McTavish and friends in an hour-long showcase of Scottish stand-up. "One of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit" (Guardian) is joined by fellow Scots comics. Bill changes daily. ...


8 Ways to Break a Glass (With an American Opera Singer)

8 Ways to Break a Glass (With an American Opera Singer)

Cabaret

8 Ways to Break a Glass (With an American Opera Singer)

Cabaret

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 19:00 (50 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

Steph moved to Europe to sing opera. Now, she’s the lead singer of a German metal band while touring the EU as a stand-up comedian. In a world where opportunities for artists are drying up, Steph has found a way to keep singing, no matter what the venue is. Berlin’s beloved opera-singing comedian is back with her best yet: a new show of opera, jazz, and original music to tell the story of the classical singer to metal band pipeline, and how to keep at it when the world is burning down. Featured on BBC News and Arte. Audience reviews from last year’s show: “Go see this show!! It l...


An Aussie, African and Englishman Walk Into a Bar...

An Aussie, African and Englishman Walk Into a Bar...

Comedy

An Aussie, African and Englishman Walk Into a Bar...

Comedy

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 22:45 (50 min) - Free & Unticketed

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

A revolving door of different African, Australian & British comedians every show! Come support your home country's roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way possible. The best, most diverse comedy line-up at the Fringe. Each show contains three acts from these proud nations in an easy one-stop showcase. Sold-out Edinburgh Fringe 2022-2024!...


Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Cabaret

Ask A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String

Cabaret

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 21:30 (55 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

Ever had a burning question about one of the world’s most misunderstood professions? Now’s your chance to get the naked truth...no filter, no shame, and absolutely no lap dances (well, maybe a couple). Join two real-life, quick-witted, and utterly un-shockable strippers as they spill the secrets of life on (and off) the pole. From outrageous customer requests to backstage drama, body glitter mishaps to the economics of undressing, nothing is off-limits. Hilarious, insightful, and refreshingly honest, Ask A Stripper peels away the stereotypes to reveal what really goes on behind the velv...


Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Cabaret

Barbara Fernandez: Singing, Sagging and Shagging

Cabaret

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 14:00 (55 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

An inspiring, comedic, music-driven cabaret show celebrating outrageous, true-life stories of a multiple-divorcee/rock-singer-turned-cabaret-comedian who decided to pack her jaw-dropping tales of cult-loving husbands, jailbird exes and shaggable therapists into an hour show of powerfully funny parodies, with snippets of famous songs recrafted to poke fun at her rocky road to self-discovery. From sultry pop to classical trills and belting cabaret-style showstoppers, Barbara lustily celebrates female power in the midst of chaos, in a show that audiences have called “fearless, endearing, and unfl...


Live Like A Criminal

Live Like A Criminal

Comedy

Live Like A Criminal

Comedy

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5, 8-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 17:45 (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

Feeling unsafe? Award-winning comedian Alice Frick proposes an off-the-wall solution: If you can’t beat them, join them! In her brand-new solo show, the once-innocent Austrian abroad tests traditional and unconventional ways to achieve ultimate fearlessness. A show filled with high energy and out of the box problem solving. "Live Like A Criminal" is Alice’s fourth solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Frick is a comedian and writer who has produced a web-series off the back of one of her previous solo show called "What the Frick". Her last solo show "The Anti Self-Help Show" was also...


Shaggers

Shaggers

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 15:15 (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

The hilarious, popular fun show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all varieties, styles and genders doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships. "The perfect way to close a night at the festival" ★★★★★ (Funny Tonne, Melbourne International Comedy Festival). "Mischievous and unburdened comedy" ★★★★★ (Voice Magazine, Brighton Fringe) "A tour de force of laughter-filled mischievous comedy" ★★★★★ (ArtsInLeicestershire.co.uk) "Utterly hilarious" ★...


Twonkey's Zip Wire to Zanzibar

Twonkey's Zip Wire to Zanzibar

Comedy

Twonkey's Zip Wire to Zanzibar

Comedy

Dragonfly / The Other Room
JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 20:15 (60 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

Award winning Vaudevillian fringe firebrand Paul Vickers hits the town with his new Twonkey chapter house of wizardry and wonder. Performed this time out in drag as Twonketta, Twonkey’s widow, a lady who is somewhat late for church. This year it’s a thriller about rival roller coasters and fairgrounds set by a smokey lagoon in a valley once owned by ex-milkman turned singer Shakin’ Stevens. “You arrive at suspense by letting the audience in. By not concealing things” Alfred Hitchcock “I wasn't sure if it was a horse or a lion” Jim Henson Featuring a Steve Martin puppet made fr...