Venue 17: Assembly George Square Studios
- George Square, EH8 9LH
- 0131 623 3030
- www.assemblyfestival.com
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2018
Zoo
- Play
- 9.50 - 11.50
- 2-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
By Lily Bevan. A tale of animal instinct, fight or flight and a woman trying to trap 47 flamingos in... Full listing
I'll Have What She's Having
- Play
- 9 - 11
- 2-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug 2018
Victoria and Jess. Love. Their. Lives. Honestly, they do. Sure, Victoria would like to get through the day without having... Full listing
You Only Live Forever
- Play
- 9 - 11
- 2-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Two lovers. One elixir. Everlasting consequences... The creators of five-star sell-out hit, In Tents and Purposes (SOHO Theatre/UK Tour), return... Full listing
Modern Maori Quartet: Two Worlds
- Music / cabaret
- 12 - 14
- 2-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
New Zealand's favourite showband return to the Fringe with the world premiere of a new work. Two Worlds brings about... Full listing
Sophie, Ben and Other Problems
- Play
- 10 - 11
- 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug 2018
The After School Club join Irish playwright Conor Burke to present their debut production. Sophie and Ben love each other... Full listing
The House
- Play
- 11 - 13
- 2-12, 14-20 & 22-27 Aug 2018
The Redmonds have an unusually close relationship - with their house. Now the children are grown and it's time to... Full listing
Camilla Cleese and Steve Hofstetter: Produced by John Cleese
- Stand-up
- 10 - 12.50
- 14-26 Aug 2018
A stand-up comedy show featuring two outstanding comedians; one has over 100 million YouTube views, the other has a famous... Full listing
One-Man Pride and Prejudice
- 13 - 14
- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 Aug 2018
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an actor in possession of a woman's story must be in want of... Full listing
One-Man Stranger Things
- Storytelling
- 13 - 14
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 Aug 2018
Charles 'One-Man Star Wars' Ross and Canadian Fringe legend, TJ Dawe, parody the Netflix smash series, Stranger Things. Prepare to... Full listing
Where The Hell Is Bernard?
- Clown / play
- 9 - 11
- 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug 2018
In a world where no one plays, no one questions and no one ever leaves, four women work in an... Full listing
Timmy
- Play
- 9 - 11
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Tim is acting strangely. Judith wants answers. Together, they're struggling to reach a conclusion. A punchy, honest comedy about avoiding... Full listing
John Hegley: New and Selected
- Poetry
- 11 - 13
- 4-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
He came to our home with my Grandmother. He went and he never came back. Masked, but without one. He... Full listing
Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody
- Music
- 13 - 15
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen at Hogwarts. Join... Full listing
![John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!. John-Luke Roberts.](/images/library/fringe/2018/250x250/john_luke_roberts.jpg "John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!. John-Luke Roberts.")
John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!
- Character
- 9 - 10
- 1-14 & 16-27 Aug 2018
Quick, hide! The Fringe favourite returns with a brand-new hour of extraordinary absurdist character comedy nonsense. Just terrific. Blam blam!... Full listing
Joanne McNally: Wine Tamer
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Star and writer of Sky TV's Baby Hater and Ireland's brightest new comic, Joanne McNally returns to Edinburgh after her... Full listing
The Oxford Revue: Wasted
- Sketch show
- 9 - 10
- 2-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
The Revue return to the Fringe following an international tour with an hour of high-octane sketch and musical comedy -... Full listing
Terry Alderton: The Musical
- Music
- 12.50 - 14.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
It's the musical they said would never happen! After last year's award-winning show, he's back with stories from his life... Full listing
Police Cops
- Play
- 12
- 13-26 Aug 2018
Official sell-out show 2016. Returning from sell-out runs at Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe 2016/2017. Multi award-winning comedy trio The... Full listing
Russell Howard - Work in Progress
- Stand-up
- 5
- 1-12 Aug 2018
Russell Howard returns to Edinburgh for two weeks only. New ideas, New routines, Anything could happen! It's gonna be great,... Full listing
Chris Kent: Looking Up
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Cork comedian Chris Kent returns with his sixth solo show, Looking Up. Chris has spent the past year balancing comedy... Full listing
Vulvarine: A New Musical
- Music
- 10 - 12
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
From the creators of the sell-out hit Buzz: A New Musical. Bryony Buckle is astoundingly average. Her days are filled... Full listing
The Swell Mob
- 13 - 14
- 4-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Submerge yourself in the delights of our 1830s taproom; dance, sing, gamble, and cheat through this decaying world. Swig a... Full listing
Swag
- Cabaret / music
- 7 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
You've never seen comedy like this before. Following their hit sell-out shows in Brighton, Live at Zédel and Vault Festival,... Full listing
Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Improv / music
- 14 - 15
- 1-26 Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2015, 2016 and 2017! One of the best-known, longest-running and most celebrated improv shows in the world. 'Entertainment... Full listing
Witt 'n Camp: Swag
- Music / cabaret
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
You've never seen comedy like this before. Following their hit sell-out shows in Brighton, Live at Zédel and Vault Festival,... Full listing
Demi Lardner: I Love Skeleton
- Sketch show
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Winner - Pinder Prize, 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Winner - Directors' Choice Award, 2017 Melbourne Comedy Festival. Winner -... Full listing
Andrew Lawrence: Clean
- Stand-up
- 10 - 12
- 1-26 Aug 2018
UK stand-up's foremost contrarian takes a break from all the controversy in this new show. No politics, no religion, no... Full listing
Simon Evans: Genius 2.0
- Stand-up
- 13 - 14
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Last year, Simon Evans earned rave reviews for Simon Evans: Genius, his howl of despair at our declining national appetite for intelligent... Full listing
Kate Berlant: Communikate
- 10 - 12.50
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
With her freewheeling and surreal style, Kate's exhilarating live performances have placed her at the forefront of the alternative comedy... Full listing
The Man Presents: Women
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
What happens to the women that men can't write? In this showcase of strong female characters, a group of Cambridge's... Full listing
Police Cops in Space
- Play
- 12
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Official sell-out show 2017. Returning from sell-out runs at Soho Theatre as well as Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and 2017. Multi... Full listing
Featured Hamilton (Lewis)
- Music / play
- 13 - 15
- 1-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-26 Aug 2018
Hamilton (Lewis) is the epic story of a self-starter who worked a lot harder, by being a lot faster, born... Full listing
Sleeping Trees: World Tour
- Sketch show
- 11 - 13
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Sleeping Trees have been travelling around the world! They've been scuba-diving at the Great Barrier Reef, trekking the ancient Inca... Full listing
The Stevenson Experience: Spot the Difference
- Music
- 8.50 - 11.50
- 1-26 Aug 2018
As seen on the Comedy Channel. A brand-new show of uproarious musical comedy from Australia's favourite bickering identical twins. Settle... Full listing
Plumbing the Death Star Live
- Chat show
- 15
- 14, 18 & 25-26 Aug 2018
Sanspants Radio present Plumbing the Death Star Live. One of Australia's most popular pop culture podcasts will be performing for... Full listing
Drugstore Culture: Live
- Cabaret
- 10
- 4, 11, 18 & 25 Aug 2018
A new weekly event bringing together some of the Fringe's most exciting artists for a mix of chat, comedy and... Full listing
Goose: Golden Eggs
- Sketch show
- 12
- 17-19 Aug 2018
One of the best-received acts in Edinburgh present the best of their last three epic one-man shows. Come see what... Full listing