Fringe

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It's back. The biggest show in the history of Edinburgh - now in the biggest room at the Assembly Hall. Comedians. Wrestlers. Blood. Book now. In aid of Comic Relief.

After making the life changing decision to get a new fringe, a disregarded office worker attempts to get her dismissive colleagues attention in increasingly bizarre and violent ways.

A story about a little paper figure’s journey of finding the strength to leave its home, the notebook where it was born, to explore the great world beyond.

In Tehran, the number of drug addicts has skyrocketed, leading to the establishment of a prison on the outskirts of the city for treatment and skill training. Four men - Mohsen, Mohammad, Vahid, and Hadi - are sent there after being arrested for drug use. Despite their different backgrounds, they all face their time in the center in unique ways.

Arthur Smith's love letter to the playground of the imagination that is the Edinburgh Fringe on its 75th birthday. Recalling some of the triumphs, disasters, love affairs and arrests of his many Augusts in Auld Reekie. Hamlet, Colditz, Leonard Cohen, Dante, dementia, Arthur's Seat, Gary Lineker and the Leith Police all feature in this moving hour of revelations, songs, poems, gags and bad costumes. This is Arthur's last-ever Edinburgh show so you had better be there.

On 3 August 2014 Scroobius Pip released his first Live DVD Words, a 2 disc special released on his own Speech Development Records. The DVD features his spoken word show Words live at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. Words was first premiered at Latitude Festival to a crowd of over 4000 festival goers. Scroobius Pip then made his debut appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a 19-show run of Words. The show sold out every night and garnered huge critical acclaim, with The Scotsman declaring it: ‘A bewitching mixture of too-cool-for-school nonchalance and laser-like intensity.

The city of Krems is divided in two. East lies modern and industrial Krems-Ost. West lies the Wachau valley, UNESCO world heritage. "Painting a portrait: On the fringe of world heritage" tells the story of three painters who lived and worked in the Wachau at the turn of the 19th century.

Fringe Party is a documentary film exploring the struggles of small parties in Canadian politics during the lead-up to the 2015 federal election. As the candidates prepare for the political fight of their lives, they discuss and debate issues such as the role of government, the legalization of marijuana, religion in politics, electoral and systematic reform, and why they have the best plan for the future of Canada.

Aboriginal people on the Goldfields of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (Australia) recount their history, speaking amidst living conditions of grinding poverty next to the gold and nickel mines and uranium development.

Pleasance Edinburgh opened as part of the 1985 Festival Fringe. It now runs many performances spaced, centered around the Pleasance Dome and Pleasance Courtyard.

Künt and the Gang return with some new, very wrong comedy songs which were not yet written when this was submitted in March.

This a stand up comedy show from Northern Irish comedian Martin Mor. It was recorded in The Stand Comedy Club during the Edinburgh Fringe, and really captures the fun, energy, and excitement of live, Fringe comedy.

A 20-second animated short film to discourage smoking.

The magic, chaos and hilarity of the Edinburgh Fringe streamed directly to viewers on ITVX. This will be the real Edinburgh experience in a venue at the heart of the Fringe with new line-ups each night featuring some of the most exciting comics and breakthrough stars of 2024.

A hilarious late-night lampoon of reality TV filmed live over two performances during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival