Venue 53: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW
- 0131 510 2384
- www.thespaceuk.com
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2018
Shouty Arthur!
- Play
- 6
- 3-7 Aug 2018
Arthur is on a shouty adventure! With funny songs and exciting puppetry, Arthur learns how to be himself (and find... Full listing
Laura
- Character
- 7 - 9
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
London sell-out, immersive solo tragicomedy debut by Elina Alminas. Sex, lies and antidepressants. It's the day of Laura's marriage, but... Full listing
Featured Elizabethan
- Play
- 9
- 3-11 & 13-25 Aug 2018
Tobias Bacon died of love in 1618. Join him on the 400th anniversary of his death as he finds out... Full listing
Here Be Improv
- Improv
- 3.50
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Join the (dis)Order of Improvised Comedy in their quest to wondrous realms of hilarity. Interactive and dynamic, this family-friendly show... Full listing
The I Hate Children Children's Show
- Magic
- 11
- 3-10 & 12-19 Aug 2018
Same deal as last year. Champagne for mums as each child is personally insulted by a fat American. Every kid... Full listing
Bark and B
- Storytelling / improv
- 8
- 3-11 Aug 2018
Bark is a tree. B is a naked cotton lady. They know nothing about the stage. Now they'll have to... Full listing
The New I Hate Children Children's Show
- Magic
- 10
- 3-26 Aug 2018
You love the I Hate Children Children's Show but you want the new new, and who can blame you? Not... Full listing
Taking it Badly
- Poetry
- 9
- 20-25 Aug 2018
David Harmer and Ray Globe have just turned 60. They're taking it badly. The irrepressible Glummer Twins are back to... Full listing
Face 2 Face
- Play
- 10
- 3-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Technology is becoming a greater force within our society; everyday we are becoming more dependent on it. Set 20 years... Full listing
Alan Bennett's A Visit From Miss Prothero
- Play
- 12
- 20-24 Aug 2018
An Alan Bennett one act originally written for TV in the late 1970s. It transfers brilliantly to the stage and... Full listing
Apocalypse Cow
- Play
- 9
- 3-4 & 6-11 Aug 2018
The Cowperation and The Human League are at war in a bid to rule the planet. A crack team of... Full listing
Dib Dib Dead
- Play
- 9
- 13-18 Aug 2018
A new comedy drama. Lost in Scotland, a group of scouts take refuge in a deserted farmhouse. The night leads... Full listing
Alan Bennett's Green Forms
- Play
- 12
- 22-25 Aug 2018
An Alan Bennett one act play originally written for TV in 1978. It transfers brilliantly to the stage and showcases... Full listing
Alan Bennett's Say Somthing Happened
- Play
- 12
- 20-25 Aug 2018
An Alan Bennett one act play-originally written for TV in 1982. It transfers brilliantly to the stage and showcases the... Full listing
Despite Everything, Price Still Includes Biscuits
- Cabaret
- 8
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Satirical and hilarious. She's back! Deadpan humourist Naomi Paul returns to the Fringe with her one-woman show [l]Despite Everything, Price... Full listing
Prophets of Imperfection
- Satire / stand-up
- 7 - 9
- 3-4 & 6-11 Aug 2018
Inspired by Star Wars and superheroes, these two Dutch comedians return to the Fringe to analyse the past, present and... Full listing
Mason King - Game of Chance
- Magic
- 8
- 6-11 & 13-18 Aug 2018
Following a successful Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2016, mind control artist Mason King returns for another journey into the inner... Full listing
I'm Your Man - Letters of the World's Most Ambitious Job Applicant
- Stand-up
- 8
- 3-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
This unbelievably ambitious, deluded, multiple job-applicant failure attempts to inspire his audiences to become the best they can be... Think... Full listing
Three Menopausal Maids
- Sketch show
- 5 - 8
- 3-4 & 6-11 Aug 2018
Flushed with success the Three Menopausal Maids are hot and guaranteed to tickle your Tena Ladies. Ever wondered what really... Full listing
Danny O'Hare: I Feel Fuzzy
- Variety
- 8
- 13-18 Aug 2018
Music, comedy and crisis in a puppet show for grown-ups. Join Danny O'Hare, one of the top 25 lounge-singing puppets... Full listing
Nomad
- Play
- 8
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
The flat is empty. Everyone had moved out. Except for Laura and her ancient dog named Roy. Tonight she is... Full listing
Cream Tea And Incest
- Play
- 8.50
- 3-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Romance! Adventure! Murder! Aristocrat Eddie Spangler and valet Jeffrey must learn the meaning of these words and more in this... Full listing
Brain Rinse
- Sketch show
- 10 - 12
- 3-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Runner-up Best Comedy Show Buxton Fringe 2017. Brain Rinse is a bizarre, madcap, interactive sketch show starring you, the audience.... Full listing
The Next Big Thing
- Play
- 10 - 12
- 3-11, 13-20 & 22-25 Aug 2018
John Lennon spent his Scottish boyhood holidays in Durness, Sutherland: not fake news! This thoughtful, comic fable of modern Scotland,... Full listing
Banging and Screwing
- Character / music
- 8 - 10
- 3-4, 6-11 & 13-18 Aug 2018
Do you always read the instructions? Does size really matter? Have a problem with your wood? Banging and Screwing solves... Full listing
The Bacchanals
- Play
- 12
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
'Tell me, what they're like, these rituals of yours?' Mikra Theatricals invite you to draw back the curtain and take... Full listing
Shackleton's Stowaway
- Play
- 9 - 10
- 3-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Shackleton's Stowaway is based on the real events of the legendary Endurance expedition to Antarctica. It follows the tragicomic misfortunes... Full listing
The Last Sesh
- Play
- 8
- 4 & 6-11 Aug 2018
After a hugely successful run in 2017 - 'I didn't expect for it to be that damn excellent' (LexicalLunacy.wordpress.com) -... Full listing
Bitches In The Ford Ka
- Play
- 8
- 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
Cold Dinner Theatre return to Edinburgh with their new comedy. Fake IDs at the ready, they're expecting booze, boys and... Full listing
Virgin
- Music
- 10.50
- 3-11 & 13-25 Aug 2018
Simon David needs a record deal - his unique selling point? He's a virgin! Co-written by Fringe First winner Chris... Full listing
Woman Up Comedy Improv
- Improv
- 8
- 21-25 Aug 2018
One of Scotland's all-woman comedy improv troupes! Full listing
Strong Tea
- Play
- 5
- 3-4 & 6-10 Aug 2018
A foray into the absurd with musical sketches, Strong Tea is a pure comedy in the sense that the writers... Full listing
The Shambles
- Improv
- 5
- 1, 3-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
The Shambles, University of York's improvised comedy troupe, are back at the Fringe! Bringing you hilarious scenes, songs and games... Full listing
Hillary's Kitchen
- Play / satire
- 7
- 20-25 Aug 2018
Hillary Clinton and other influential women from history sit at her kitchen table in the days following the 2016 presidential... Full listing
Does That Mean We're Not Going Bowling?
- Stand-up
- 5
- 3-4, 6-11 & 13-18 Aug 2018
Does That Mean We're Not Going Bowling? may be the best debut comedy show at the Fringe this year. Telling... Full listing
Fagin & the Star City Rebels
- Sketch show / character
- PWYW
- 22 & 23 Aug 2018
Fagin and the Star City Rebels welcome you to the stargate, a portal to strange and mysterious worlds. Come meet... Full listing
The Ladies Loo Chronicles
- Play
- 7.50
- 3-4, 6-11 & 13-18 Aug 2018
Sick, sex and secrets. The Ladies Loo Chronicles is a blunt and funny, female-powered, theatrical experience set in a sticky... Full listing
The Dip
- Play
- 8 - 9
- 3-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2018
'How about we go back to mine and baba ganoush?' Meet Al. He means well, eats his greens and sometimes... Full listing