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The image shows the actor Ícaro Negroni, a dark-skinned man, with a smile on his face. He is shirtless and holding a soccer ball with both hands with an image of the globe in it.

Theatre

Dribble

5 - 31 August 2026, 11:15 am

Underbelly George Square

Bonnie Oddie, writer and performer, wears dungarees and is hung from a clothes line by two clothes pegs. There are socks and a shirt on the line next to her

Theatre

That's Why Mums Go to Switzerland

5 - 31 August 2026, 11:25 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

'Birthday party' text at the top and underneath a performer wearing a black shirt and a red bow tie. Around him are illustrations of champagne bottles, glasses and television screens.

Cabaret and Variety

Taiwan Season: Birthday Party

5 - 31 August 2026, 11:30 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in a light green tracksuit stands holding a retro boombox, with motion blur creating a ghosted double image beside her against a soft, muted background.

Theatre

Jerk Off!

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:35 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

Musicals and Opera

Apparently Ugly: A Stepsister Story

5 - 31 August 2026, 11:40 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

Profile view of a man facing his own digitally distorted reflection, with chromatic aberration and glitch effects warping the mirrored face against a dark background.

Theatre

Safety

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:45 am

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man is furtively running with a piano on his shoulder in front of a purple background

Music

Daniel Cainer: What Am I, Chopped Liver?

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:50 am

Underbelly George Square

Annie Rauwerda in front of screen that says

Comedy

Depths of Wikipedia

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Free Events

The Waiter

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

An up close picture of a screaming face with wrinkles and red lips. The mouth at the centre is open wide with a bubble and a blue jellyfish in the centre.

Theatre

Jellyfish

5 - 31 August 2026, 12:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Illustration of a burning Trojan Horse filled with soldiers, set against an orange background with stars.

Theatre

Burning Down the Horse

5 - 31 August 2026, 12:35 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Three girls hold hands in a circle, looking like they're yelling or chanting

Theatre

Rip Her to Shreds

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:35 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Man in a tailcoat kneeling in a woden chest with a woman about to close the lid

Theatre

Blackbox

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A pub called The Jolly Fisherman centre screen. An English Flag flying in the breeze. The pub surrounded by a picturesque England.

Theatre

The Jolly Fisherman

5 - 31 August 2026, 12:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theatre

Fractured

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A dishevelled, long-haired man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and black tie stares sternly at the camera. He is holding a small wire sculpture of a pigeon in his hands, and is bathed in a blue light, his face partially shadowed, with a black void behind

Theatre

The Pigeon Factory

5 - 30 August 2026, 12:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A techbro Julius Caesar stands with arms raised in the middle of a group of six people with faces blurred holding foam daggers.

Comedy

Bread and Circuses

5 - 31 August 2026, 12:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Bad Boy

5 - 30 August 2026, 1:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman with fiery-red hair is sat in a vintage pink convertible car with the roof down. She's wearing dark sunglasses and looking at the camera, and has a faux-fur jacket over her shoulders. The car is decorated with faux-fur and a pair of large pink di

Theatre

ROOMIES

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Photograph of woman standing in front of red velvet curtain. She is holding a bouquet of pink and white flowers in one hand and the other hand is raised as if about to make a gesture. She is gazing into the distance.

Theatre

Georgina Thomas: Hysterical Soprano

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man in a pink suit and orange hat is in a large box with multiple props

Children's Shows

Darryl J Carrington: Out of the Box

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two mimes miming skipping stones.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Double Take

5 - 30 August 2026, 1:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A human robot with a perfectly symmetrical face and piercing blue eyes, staring directly at the viewer. A speech bubble above its head reads 'Bleep Bleep'.

Children's Shows

Bleep Bleep!

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:35 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Ten Ways to Die Happy

5 - 31 August 2026, 1:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A drag artist in white clown make up and a colourful outfit with a spiked headpiece stands with a shocked look on their face.

Theatre

KINDER

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A picture of half the globe floating in space. Around it, floats various important items from history including, but not limited to; clay pots, a dinosaur, the Statue of Liberty, a sword, a vintage car, a skull, an old boat, a stopwatch, a cowboy hat.

Comedy

The Past

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:05 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

The Late Utopians

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

performers jumping up wearing white pants, surrounding the photo are reviews and stars

Musicals and Opera

2ShoulderPads: Galaxy Train

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:15 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Comedy

Alex Franklin: Kiss Me x

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Two women sit on the floor against a blue background, one is pinned to a clothesline by her socks

Theatre

Spin Cycle

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman stretches out her arms behind a red puffy chair, holding her ponytail with one hand and looking towards the viewer.

Theatre

Furniture Boys

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Two strange looking human type characters with enormous foreheads stare into the camera looking slightly sinister. They wear suburban style clothes and huge 60s hair. Think a cross between Stepford wives and Mars Attack.

Comedy

Jill's Tupperware Party

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:35 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Beautiful ginger woman looking over her shoulder, shocked

Comedy

Freya Parker: An Hour Of Decay!

5 - 30 August 2026, 2:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Man wearing a black suit and white dress shirt sits on outdoor stone steps in front of a brick building. He holds a red patterned tie in one hand and rests the side of his face on his other hand.

Theatre

In the Black

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A green apple sits on a wooden rocking chair. Two eyes and a mouth have been bitten out of her.

Cabaret and Variety

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two posters on a white brick wall advertising The Ghost of White Hart Lane. One poster shows various five star reviews (including one by The Edinburgh Reporter) and four star reviews (including by The Times and The British Theatre Guide).

Theatre

The Ghost of White Hart Lane

5 - 31 August 2026, 2:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Two clowns in white fur costumes embrace on a winter night-time stage, lit by glowing spheres.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Glob

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy Reviewer watching a show with his glasses leg lodged firmly in the corner of his mouth

Comedy

Adam Riches: The Critic's Way

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

a self portrait of Tom Neenan

Comedy

Tom Neenan: Portrait of a Tom as a Young Neenan

5 - 31 August 2026, 3:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Woman playing a keyboard on stage, wearing a light dress with red stains and a ladder strapped to her back.

Theatre

Deluge

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Musicals and Opera

Legendary

5 - 31 August 2026, 3:35 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Muse: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical

Musicals and Opera

MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Play Dead

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Musicals and Opera

Penelope

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:45 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman dressed in black props herself up in a pile coats.

Theatre

Secrets Secrets Shhh!

5 - 31 August 2026, 3:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

A close up of a bald woman. The background is hot pink.

Theatre

BASIC BALD B*TCH

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A young boy and girl are lying on the floor. The girl looks up at the viewer while the boy is looking directly at the girl. They share earphones as they listen to music. They are surrounded by illustrations of musical notes, starts, flowers and a love he

Theatre

Crush

5 - 30 August 2026, 3:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Mitch Benn's face in a template of an animated elvis presley image. He looks up at the screen and points his ring filled fingers upto the viewer.

Comedy

Mitch Benn: Asking Elvis

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Goodbye Dandelion

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Landscape image: A young woman with glamorous messy clown makeup and long wavy ginger hair is wearing a purple corset and black lace skirt. She is throwing a purple feather boa towards the camera. Her expression is snarling and shocked. Her nails are pai

Comedy

Georgia Polly-Taylor: Very Hot. Very Messy.

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:15 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Theatre

Pink Rabbit

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Will and Noah, wearing red and blue suits, excitedly present their chicken medals

Comedy

Will & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winner

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

A somewhat forlorn but ultimately hopeful man sitting at a desk.

Theatre

Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A head and shoulders shot of Aarian Mehrabani with his right hand grazing his cheek. He is looking off to the far left and has a light hearted yet judgmental expression on his face. He is a clean shaven Middle Eastern man in his 20s. He is set against an

Comedy

Aarian Mehrabani: How's Your Head?

5 - 31 August 2026, 4:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

A group of 5 performers holding various musical objects and wearing red and black are laughing and smiling.

Comedy

Impromptunes – The Completely Improvised Musical

5 - 30 August 2026, 4:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

the black blues brothers on stage performing a stunt, behind them is a set of a smoky train station

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Black Blues Brothers: Let's Twist Again!

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A curly haired performer wearing bright pink boots, a sparkly black and pink gown, and pink boot earrings. He is lifting one foot and holding another pink boot in each hand to make a staircase pattern of boots. He is on a stage full of more pink boots an

Comedy

Harvey Cobb: Pink Boots and an Alcoholic Sock Puppet

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A girl dances with her eyes closed in a dark room with fairy lights. She wears glitter on her face and is smiling

Theatre

hame. teeth. CLUB.

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Musicals and Opera

An A to Z Guide to Dating

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedian and Freestyle Rapper Chris Turner stands in front of a red background, wearing a black t shirt. He is reflected through a prism two more times.

Comedy

Chris Turner: In The Moment

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

Steve Burns: Alive

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:20 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman in denim lying on a couch holding flowers

Comedy

Annie Boyle: To All The Boys I've Loved Before

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Woman mourning looks at camera and holds vigil candle.

Comedy

Zoe Wohlfeld: Dog Funeral

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Stefania Licari rides down an Italian street on a red vespa scooter

Comedy

Stefania Licari: I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Woody Guthrie backstage with a cigarette and his guitar which has the words

Musicals and Opera

Woody Sez

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A man in an open denim jacket and white t-shirt sits with his arms crossed

Comedy

Aidan Greene: Stuttermilk Pancakes

5 - 31 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Theatre

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A person with braided hair in a green Adidas jersey looks off to the side with a playful expression against a gradient green background.

Comedy

Sapphire McIntosh – Squeaky Bum Time

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

a man in a blue suit, white shirt and black bow tie stands opening a front door

Comedy

Alfie Brown: The Entertainer

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman standing outdoors near a river

Comedy

Grace Jarvis: Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge

5 - 30 August 2026, 5:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

Justin Elizabeth Sayre as a glamourous lady of certain age.

Comedy

Justin Elizabeth Sayre Is a 40-Year-Old Woman

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:10 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A pair of black headphones on a pink background surrounding a purple heart with glittering gold edges. There are faint production images of the lead character in the pink background and Britney Spears' eyes in the purple heart.

Theatre

Saving Britney

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two puppeteers operate shadow puppets.

Theatre

Book of Shadows

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Will and Chris Martin look into a mirror. The world around them is colourful, but the world inside Chris' mirror is only Yellow. Chris Martin Grins.

Comedy

Chris Martin Lied To Us

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A smiling Italian man in a flowy white shirt holds a bunch of red roses and is wearing a straw hat.

Comedy

Jeromaia Detto: Giuseppe's Love Quest

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedy

Mothman: A Romance Musical

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A person dressed in a crumpled white shirt, tie and black jacket stands in front of a red background running one hand through their hair and looking disheveled.

Comedy

Roger Prick: Sexopolis

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A dirty full ashtray littered with cigarettes.

Theatre

TWITCH

5 - 30 August 2026, 6:55 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy

Killian Sundermann: Killian Dollar Baby

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedy

Hamish Lloyd Barnes: Stage Presence

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman dressed as a cat, with black and white ears, white gloves with pink paws on the palm, black turtle neck with white fur patch on the chest and a red collar around the neck, lays on her side with paws beside her face and a scared/surprised expressi

Comedy

PUSS PUSS

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A photo of paul foot against a yellow backdrop

Comedy

Paul Foot: The Future

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:20 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Mr. Cardboard, a colorful imaginary friend in a red cap, wide green overalls, and a checkered sweater, floats above the heads of the seated audiance with his hands indicating for them to calm down as they all are laughing too hard.

Comedy

The Passion of Mr Cardboard

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theatre

Dirty Dancer

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A portrait of Operotica in opulent 18th-century Rococo gowns, covered in lipstick kiss marks. Amber intimately applies lipstick while Dani holds a hand mirror.

Theatre

Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Musicals and Opera

Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody

5 - 30 August 2026, 7:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theatre

Goodbye Horses: An Unauthorised Solo Retelling of The Silence of the Lambs

5 - 29 August 2026, 8:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Crudi Dench, a drag queen with a large curly white wig and a brown beard is answering a pink telephone in one hand and holding a tv remote in the other. She is standing behind a white television which displays Crudi with another telephone and a grimace o

Comedy

Crudi Dench: Someone Help Her!

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

The face of Linus Karp (a blonde man with blue eyes) is looking directly at you. He's wearing a pink t-shirt and a necklace with an image of Princess Diana. He's standing against a background of a blurred street in Soho, London.

Theatre

Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Image shows Liberace playing the piano while Liza looks on.

Cabaret and Variety

Liberace and Liza – A Tribute

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Yoz Mensch is looking directly at the camera, standing with both hands on her waist in front of a bright yellow seamless background. Yoz is a white person, with 70's style shaggy shoulder length dark brown hair, thick eyebrows and a thick beard. The expr

Theatre

My Grandpa Doesn't Follow Me On Instagram

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A photo of Bilal zafar doing a weird face against a pink backdrop.

Comedy

Bilal Zafar: Rubicon

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A smiling person in a Giraffe costume, in front of a Giraffe patterned background.

Comedy

Francisco de Nata

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A collage of six black-and-white photo booth images of a woman making a variety of silly and serious facial expressions. She sits against colorful backgrounds of blue and pink. There are simple illustrations drawn in white drawn on each image. Stars, rad

Cabaret and Variety

Fempaths: Transistor Radio Hour

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A person with long white hair and a blue dress stands in front of a large cruise ship on the sea. In the sky there is a rainbow and a dove.

Comedy

Nathaniel Jones: 2 BY 2

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman with brown hair wearing a black sports jacket and jeans is leaning back on a blue inflatable chair

Comedy

Tilly Fletcher: Television

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

A man with rainbow face paint and a yellow jacket smiles under the word ABANDOMAN in bold white letters

Comedy

Abandoman: Afterglow

5 - 30 August 2026, 8:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Comedy

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Rob Duncan printer of the year performing

Comedy

Rob Duncan: Printer of the Year

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Musicals and Opera

Under the Influence

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Final Queen

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Musicals and Opera

Hole!

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Two actors representing bananas are duct-taped to a white wall, looking afraid.

Comedy

How to Art

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A glittery raverend is in front of a tall ginger man. The title House Of Life is across the image.

Theatre

House of Life

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Yellow background with multiple Coco The Time-Travelling Tarts in the centre with her hands over her head.

Comedy

Coco The Time-Travelling Tart

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Will BF, dressed in a silver space suit, holds a sword in their left hand and a fish bowl (with a fish in it) in their right. A smaller Will BF looks on, as a strange giraffe-like creature.

Comedy

Will BF: Moon Team IIIV

5 - 30 August 2026, 9:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

darryl in a tennis headband, looking up at the camera

Comedy

Darryl J Carrington: Tennish

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Bright yellow promotional poster with huge red text reading “RAVES R US,” filled with a photo of performers facing a lively crowd at night. Five-star reviews from North West End and Stagedoor appear at the top, alongside the Naughty Corner Productions lo

Theatre

Raves R Us

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A peculiar gentleman with a big mustache and slicked down, parted hair stands cautiously against a dark green background.

Comedy

"Be Good!" with Paulette

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

the performer, a female in their late 20s with short red hair wearing a blue boiler suit, is drenched in water. Behind them is a blue damp, mouldy wall with yellow construction tape across it

Comedy

Verity Sharpe: Landlord's Wet Dream

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A bright yellow and green image for Magners Irish Cider. In the centre is the Magners logo above the text “Share the Craic,” with a green silhouette of a crowd along the bottom. On the left, cider is being poured into a glass filled with ice and branded

Comedy

Share the Craic

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:20 pm

Underbelly George Square

The show's mascot Mr Chicken poses in front of a white background, with the words BATSU! emblazoned in red across the image.

Comedy

BATSU!

5 - 29 August 2026, 10:45 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

The word 'WENCH' is emblazoned in slimy green capital letters against a dark backdrop with green fog. Under the title reads the words,

Theatre

WENCH

5 - 30 August 2026, 10:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Comedy

Ethan & Gigi Present: THE MOVEMENT

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Vicar rides flying coffin and point towards camera

Comedy

Hudson Hughes: At Your Service

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A doctored version of the original Cadet Kelly poster. In the foreground is a young girl in pink saluting, her face has been swapped with the performer's face and he's looking intensely psychotic. Another character dressed in military garb looks at her d

Comedy

CADET KELLY IS THE BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY FRIGGIN LIFE

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Glitchy image of writer-performers Drew Reilly and Ashley Blair screaming

Comedy

Megasquirt: Fully Loaded

5 - 30 August 2026, 11:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Tweedy the Clown

Children's Shows

Tweedy's Massive Solo Show

6 - 30 August 2026, 10:15 am

Underbelly George Square

A man in a hat and black clothes holds a large bubble containing a tornado of fog. He looks excited and surprised.

Children's Shows

Amazing Bubble Man

6 - 31 August 2026, 12:00 pm

Underbelly George Square

A fishbowl with a goldfish, a small table and a tape recorder.

Theatre

This Play Shouldn't Exist (and I Was Supposed to Be on Holiday)

6 - 28 August 2026, 1:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

1 female afronaut stares infront, she has a space helmet on, in the outline of the moon

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Afronauts

6 - 31 August 2026, 1:55 pm

Underbelly George Square

A lone figure sits at a desk in a blue-tinted office cubicle, illuminated by monitor glow, viewed from behind in a cinematic low-angle shot.

Theatre

DeepFake

6 - 30 August 2026, 2:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Members of The Durham Revue in black and white with coloured outline on a yellow background - above them is The Durham Revue logo.

Comedy

The Durham Revue: Raiders of the Lost Laughs

6 - 30 August 2026, 2:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A bright orange image with a group of actors looking like things are going wrong. Scripts are flying through the air. A quote from reviewer 'Lost In Theatreland' saying

Theatre

...Earnest?

6 - 30 August 2026, 3:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Two sumo wrestlers powerfully charge at each other.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA

6 - 31 August 2026, 6:00 pm

Underbelly George Square

A man dressing in a red coat holding an iron

Comedy

Ironing Board Man

6 - 30 August 2026, 6:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

An image of Will Adamsdale smiling wryly with his arms folded, against a green background, with computer generated copies of his image superimposed.

Comedy

Will Adamsdale: AI, AI, Oh... (Or How I Wrote a Hit Sitcom with ChatGPT But We're Not Talking Now)

7 - 29 August 2026, 1:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Image of female performer in a cropped bodysuit standing on a male performers head.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Circa: Wolf

7 - 29 August 2026, 6:20 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Cabaret performer covered in silver glitter poses seductively with her hand on her chin. Collage includes images of fire-breathing and aerial acts on stage with a live band and dramatic lighting.

Cabaret and Variety

Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett

7 - 29 August 2026, 7:20 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

YOAH

7 - 29 August 2026, 8:40 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

One man stands legs akimbo, arms open, he stares into the darkness. Above him a woman is suspended in the air. Separately they are just 2 people in funny positions, together they are circus.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

Sophie's Surprise 29th

7 - 29 August 2026, 9:45 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Three circus performers in matching red and yellow striped swimsuits pose against a bright blue, bubble filled, diagonal striped background. One strongman lifts another horizontally overhead like a diver, while the third stands beside them holding pool n

Children's Shows

Splash Test Dummies Circus

8 - 29 August 2026, 10:00 am

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

A man is balancing a woman on his one hand while she is standing in a split.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

PACE

8 - 29 August 2026, 11:10 am

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

6 circus artists balance and manipulate 6 large ladders.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Pieces by Aloft

8 - 29 August 2026, 1:05 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

This image shows a female performer falling from the top of a a piece of circus equipment - the Chinese pole. The company a below and about to catch her.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Palestinian Circus: Step and a Half

8 - 29 August 2026, 2:05 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Maxwell the Bubbleologist is flying in the air making millions of bubbles

Children's Shows

The Flying Bubble Show

8 - 29 August 2026, 3:10 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

The Revel Puck Circus are making circus that speaks to all whilst reimagining what circus is, and what circus could be. Everyone can be a Puck, come and join the revelry.

Dance Physical Theatre and Circus

The Revel Puck Circus: The Wing Scuffle Spectacular

8 - 29 August 2026, 4:10 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Cabaret and Variety

James Phelan: Showman

8 - 29 August 2026, 5:15 pm

Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows

Performer Gianmarco wears a peter pan costume and holds up a toy sword in the air

Comedy

Gianmarco Soresi: Theater Adult

17 - 30 August 2026, 7:40 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Actor Alex Medland, dressed as the devil with red horns and a grin to match, takes a lit match to a contract signed by 'Faustus.'

Theatre

The Faustus Project

17 - 30 August 2026, 9:05 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Tony Cantwell laughing in front of a purple background

Comedy

Tony Cantwell: You Cry Weird

17 - 30 August 2026, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A plain background with a white man posing for the camera. He has blond short hair, and is wearing a turquoise blue tank top and blue jeans.

Comedy

James Barr: A Punchy Title (WIP)

18 - 30 August 2026, 4:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Joey Dardano smiles into the camera

Comedy

Joey Dardano: Another Direction

18 - 30 August 2026, 7:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

A filthy troupe of bouffon clowns emerge from a large bin

Comedy

Gutter

18 - 30 August 2026, 11:20 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in a white shirt, black skirt and red bowtie is clapping with an extremely excited face.

Comedy

Jessica Barton: Dirty Work

19 - 30 August 2026, 8:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A person sits at a table with 3 red apples in front of them

Comedy

Jo Griffin: Renegade (WIP)

20 - 29 August 2026, 8:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theatre

Perudo

24 - 30 August 2026, 12:30 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Comedy

Hanna Shammas Takes It to Heart

24 - 30 August 2026, 2:15 pm

Underbelly George Square

Geoff Norcott faces the camera, wearing a black blazer and a light blue shirt

Comedy

Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2 – There's No Bloke Without Fire

24 - 30 August 2026, 3:10 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Three images of Linus Karp as Diana against a backdrop of heaven. One image is close of her face, looking doe eyed at the camera wearing a pearl necklace. The middle image has Diana wearing sunglasses and a Fly Atlantic jumper and the right side image ha

Theatre

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

24 - 30 August 2026, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Photo of author Lyse Doucet

Talks and Events

The Front List - Lyse Doucet

27 August 2026, 1:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Jack Rooke lies in a coffin, he is covered in various snacks, sweets, crisps, biscuits and he holds a bottle of Coca Cola with 'Dad' written on it.

Comedy

Jack Rooke: Good Grief

27 - 29 August 2026, 7:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Comedian James Barr in a blue cardigan, close up and looking hopeful, with a slightly shaded face and a light ish blue background.

Comedy

James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)

27 - 29 August 2026, 9:50 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Cabaret

Things That Go Eek!

27 - 28 August 2026, 11:00 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

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