Edinburgh Fringe

How To Get Fringe Reviews: The Recs’ Top Tips

How To Get Fringe Reviews: The Recs’ Top Tips

Would You Like To Do An Edinburgh Fringe Q and A with The Recs?

Would You Like To Do An Edinburgh Fringe Q and A with The Recs?

Edinburgh Fringe Q&A 2026

Q&A: @Jenna

Q&A: A Cat In A Box

Q&A: A Cat In A Box

Q&A: Tom Waits War Songs

Q&A: Tom Waits War Songs

Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Recs’ Top Picks Round 2

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Recs’ Top Picks Round 2

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Recs’ First Picks

Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Recs’ First Picks

Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Leglock ★★★★

All the Single Ladies

All the Single Ladies

Crises Personal, Familial and Climatic at Traverse

Crises Personal, Familial and Climatic at Traverse

Emotions, Miniaturised

Emotions, Miniaturised

Michelle Wolf ★★★★

Michelle Wolf ★★★★

Glitter and Be Gay

Glitter and Be Gay

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote ★★★★★

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote ★★★★★

Darkfield Radio: Double, Visitors and Eternal ★★★★

Darkfield Radio: Double, Visitors and Eternal ★★★★

Dancing and Dueling in the Dark

Dancing and Dueling in the Dark

Scatter: A Horror Play ★★★★★

Scatter: A Horror Play ★★★★★

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon ★★★★

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon ★★★★

Writers, Writers, Writers

Writers, Writers, Writers

Delusions and Grandeur ★★★★★

Delusions and Grandeur ★★★★★

Del Valle: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll…and Redemption ★★★★

Del Valle: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll…and Redemption ★★★★

The Recs 2025 Top Ten Favourite Edinburgh Fringe Shows

The Recs 2025 Top Ten Favourite Edinburgh Fringe Shows

Katie Boyle: Roe v Wade versus Katie ★★★★

Katie Boyle: Roe v Wade versus Katie ★★★★

Lost Lear ★★★★

The Ego ★★★★

Hot Mess ★★★★★

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life ★★★★★

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life ★★★★★

Are You There God? It’s Me, a Gay

Are You There God? It’s Me, a Gay

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? ★★★★

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? ★★★★

Recent and Not-So-Recent Tragedies, Recalled

Recent and Not-So-Recent Tragedies, Recalled

Single Use ★★★★

Single Use ★★★★

Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak ★★★

Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak ★★★

Bryan Safi: Are You Mad at Me? ★★★

Bryan Safi: Are You Mad at Me? ★★★

Summerhall Round-Up

Summerhall Round-Up

Small Town Boys ★★★

Small Town Boys ★★★

Thanks for Being Here ★★

Thanks for Being Here ★★

Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story ★★★★

Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story ★★★★

Macbeth ★★★★★ |Hamlet by New York Circus Project ★★★★ | Hamlet: Wakefulness ★★★ | Cheese and Guava or Romeo and Juliet ★★

Macbeth ★★★★★ |Hamlet by New York Circus Project ★★★★ | Hamlet: Wakefulness ★★★ | Cheese and Guava or Romeo and Juliet ★★

Saloon Girls ★★★★

Saloon Girls ★★★★

Tamsyn Kelly: Hot Titty Bungalow ★★★★

Tamsyn Kelly: Hot Titty Bungalow ★★★★

Kieran Hodgson: Voice of America ★★★★★

Kieran Hodgson: Voice of America ★★★★★

Tim Kenneth Kicks the Bucket ★★★★

Tim Kenneth Kicks the Bucket ★★★★

David and Katie Get Re-Married ★★★★

David and Katie Get Re-Married ★★★★

Jack Offerman’s Big Uncut Flick ★★★

Jack Offerman’s Big Uncut Flick ★★★

Ayo Adenekan: Black Mediocrity ★★★★

Ayo Adenekan: Black Mediocrity ★★★★

Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge ★★★★★ | Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares ★★★★★

Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge ★★★★★ | Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares ★★★★★

Ordinary Decent Criminal ★★★★★

Ordinary Decent Criminal ★★★★★

Cornermen ★★★★★

Cornermen ★★★★★

I Kissed Batman ★★★★

I Kissed Batman ★★★★

Footballers’ Wives The Musical ★★★★★

Footballers’ Wives The Musical ★★★★★

Fountain Lakes in Lockdown: A Drag Parody Play ★★★

Fountain Lakes in Lockdown: A Drag Parody Play ★★★

5 Mistakes That Changed History ★★★★★

5 Mistakes That Changed History ★★★★★

Make it Happen ★★★★

Make it Happen ★★★★

Cadel: Lungs on Legs ★★★★★ | 1 Lung Marathon ★★★

Cadel: Lungs on Legs ★★★★★ | 1 Lung Marathon ★★★

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror ★★★★

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror ★★★★

Annie Boyle – Smooth Criminal ★★★★

Annie Boyle – Smooth Criminal ★★★★

Motorhome Marilyn ★★★★

Motorhome Marilyn ★★★★

Arthur Hull’s FLOP! ★★★★★

Arthur Hull’s FLOP! ★★★★★

Eulogy ★★★★

The Fit Prince ★★★★★

The Fit Prince ★★★★★

Nerds: The Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs Comedy Musical ★★

Nerds: The Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs Comedy Musical ★★

Jack Traynor: Before I Forget ★★★★

Jack Traynor: Before I Forget ★★★★

Bonding ★★★

Undersigned ★★★★★

Undersigned ★★★★★

Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living ★★★★

Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living ★★★★

It’s Gonna Blow ★★★★

It’s Gonna Blow ★★★★

Edinburgh Fringe 2024

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First ★★★★★

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First ★★★★★

Rebels and Patriots ★★★★

Rebels and Patriots ★★★★

Shotgunned ★★★★★

Shotgunned ★★★★★

Black Velvet ★★★★★

Black Velvet ★★★★★

Pop Off, Michelangelo! ★★★★

Pop Off, Michelangelo! ★★★★

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble ★★★★★

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble ★★★★★

Mhairi Black: Politics Isn’t for Me ★★★★★

Mhairi Black: Politics Isn’t for Me ★★★★★

Suitcase Show ★★★★★

Suitcase Show ★★★★★

Flight ★★★★

A Jaffa Cake Musical ★★★

A Jaffa Cake Musical ★★★

TERF ★★★

Ugly Sisters ★★★★★

Ugly Sisters ★★★★★

These Are The Contents of My Head (The Annie Lennox Show) ★★★★★

These Are The Contents of My Head (The Annie Lennox Show) ★★★★★

An Evening Without Kate Bush: Edinburgh Fringe 2024 ★★★★★

An Evening Without Kate Bush: Edinburgh Fringe 2024 ★★★★★

Dear Billy ★★★★

Dear Billy ★★★★

Sardark ★★★★

Aaron Twitchen: Himbo ★★★★

Aaron Twitchen: Himbo ★★★★

The Kate Bush Story ★★★

The Kate Bush Story ★★★

Mark Thomas – Gaffa Tapes

Mark Thomas – Gaffa Tapes

Matt Forde: The End of an Era Tour ★★★★★

Matt Forde: The End of an Era Tour ★★★★★

16 Postcodes ★★★★★

16 Postcodes ★★★★★

Kate Butch – Wuthering Shites ★★★★★

Kate Butch – Wuthering Shites ★★★★★

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) ★★★★★

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) ★★★★★

The Imitator ★★★

The Imitator ★★★

Lessons On Revolution ★★★★

Lessons On Revolution ★★★★

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity ★★★★

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity ★★★★

I Am Your Tribute ★★★★★

I Am Your Tribute ★★★★★

Amy Annette – Thick Skin ★★★★

Amy Annette – Thick Skin ★★★★

Beryl Cook: A Private View ★★★★

Beryl Cook: A Private View ★★★★

Gwyneth Goes Skiing ★★★★★ and I Wish You Well The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical ★★

Gwyneth Goes Skiing ★★★★★ and I Wish You Well The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical ★★

Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story ★★★

Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story ★★★

Grace Mulvey: Tall Baby ★★★

Grace Mulvey: Tall Baby ★★★

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy ★★★★

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy ★★★★

The History of Electronic Music ★★★

The History of Electronic Music ★★★

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids ★★★★★

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids ★★★★★

The Last Laugh ★★★★★

The Last Laugh ★★★★★

Burning Down the Horse ★★★★

Burning Down the Horse ★★★★

The Screen Test ★★★★★

The Screen Test ★★★★★

Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis ★★★★

Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis ★★★★

Edinburgh Fringe 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: Final Thoughts

Edinburgh Fringe 2023: Final Thoughts

The Recs’ Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2023

The Recs’ Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Shows 2023

SCOTS ★★★★★

Lawrence Chaney: Overweight and Over It! ★★★

Lawrence Chaney: Overweight and Over It! ★★★

How to Live a Jellicle Life: Life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘Cats’ ★★★★★

How to Live a Jellicle Life: Life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘Cats’ ★★★★★

Blueprints ★★★★

Blueprints ★★★★

Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking! ★★★★★

Gyles Brandreth Can’t Stop Talking! ★★★★★

Rosie Holt: That’s Politainment! ★★★

Rosie Holt: That’s Politainment! ★★★

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder ★★★★

Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder ★★★★

Grown Up Orphan Annie ★★★★

Grown Up Orphan Annie ★★★★

Tutu ★★

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much ★★★★★

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much ★★★★★

Craig Hill: This Gets Harder Every Year! ★★★★

Craig Hill: This Gets Harder Every Year! ★★★★

Jack Docherty in David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives ★★★★

Jack Docherty in David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives ★★★★

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland ★★★★★

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland ★★★★★

Salty Irina ★★★

Salty Irina ★★★

Séance ★★★

Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody ★★

Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Improvised Doctor Who Parody ★★

Letter to Boddah ★★★★★

Letter to Boddah ★★★★★

André de Freitas: What If ★★★★★

André de Freitas: What If ★★★★★

Lash ★★★★

What Does Stuff Do? ★★★★

What Does Stuff Do? ★★★★

Katy Berry: Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy ★★★★

Katy Berry: Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy ★★★★

Late’n’Live ★★★★

Late’n’Live ★★★★

Lynn Ferguson: Storyland ★★★★★

Lynn Ferguson: Storyland ★★★★★

Lucy and Friends ★★★★★

Lucy and Friends ★★★★★

Lena ★★★★★

Jeffrey Holland: … And This is My Friend Mr Laurel ★★★★

Jeffrey Holland: … And This is My Friend Mr Laurel ★★★★

Benji Waterstones: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here ★★★★

Benji Waterstones: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here ★★★★

Frank Lavender: Be Funny ★★★★

Frank Lavender: Be Funny ★★★★

Home ★★★

Alison Spittle: Soup ★★★

Alison Spittle: Soup ★★★

Baga Chipz: Material Girl ★★★

Baga Chipz: Material Girl ★★★

Myra DuBois: Be Well ★★★★★

Myra DuBois: Be Well ★★★★★

Boy Out The City ★★★★★

Boy Out The City ★★★★★

England & Son ★★★★★

England & Son ★★★★★

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical ★★★★

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical ★★★★

Baklâ ★★★★★

An Interrogation ★★★★★

An Interrogation ★★★★★

Insomniac’s Fable ★★★★

Insomniac’s Fable ★★★★

Love Is Blue ★★★

Love Is Blue ★★★

Kissing A Fool ★★

Kissing A Fool ★★

Drew Michael: Drew’s Adventures ★★★★★

Drew Michael: Drew’s Adventures ★★★★★

Daniel Downie: Jacobite ★★★★

Daniel Downie: Jacobite ★★★★

Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF ★★★★

Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF ★★★★

Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly ★★★★

Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly ★★★★

Bacon ★★★★★

My Last Two Brain Cells ★★★★★

My Last Two Brain Cells ★★★★★

Sooz Kempner: Y2K Woman ★★★★

Sooz Kempner: Y2K Woman ★★★★

The Recs Magazine: Edinburgh Fringe Special 2023

The Recs Magazine: Edinburgh Fringe Special 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 2022

The Edinburgh Fringe, the world’s biggest arts festival returns for its 75th year with an incredible 3000+ shows.

The Recs has produced an Edinburgh Fringe online magazine with exclusive interviews, previews and top tips. Click on the image to have a browse.

And click on any show image below for our Recs Review.

Edinburgh Fringe Reviews

Edinburgh Fringe Society launches Listening Drive

Edinburgh Fringe Society launches Listening Drive

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Some Closing Thoughts

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Some Closing Thoughts

Boris Live At Five ★★★

Boris Live At Five ★★★

Bianca Del Rio: Unsanitized ★★★

Bianca Del Rio: Unsanitized ★★★

Pear ★★★★

Fabulett 1933 ★★★★

Fabulett 1933 ★★★★

Rouge ★★★★★

Karen from Finance is Out Of Office ★★★★

Karen from Finance is Out Of Office ★★★★

Mark Thomas: Black and White ★★★★★

Mark Thomas: Black and White ★★★★★

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night ★★★★

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night ★★★★

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably ★★★★

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably ★★★★

Living A Little ★★★★★

Living A Little ★★★★★

Myra DuBois’ A Problem Shared ★★★★

Myra DuBois’ A Problem Shared ★★★★

Making a Murderer: The Musical ★★

Making a Murderer: The Musical ★★

The Chosen Haram ★★★★★

The Chosen Haram ★★★★★

Bette Midler and Me ★★★

Bette Midler and Me ★★★

Dog / Actor ★★★★★

Dog / Actor ★★★★★

Rob Madge: My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do) ★★★★★

Rob Madge: My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do) ★★★★★

Mythos: Ragnarok ★★★★★

Mythos: Ragnarok ★★★★★

Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble ★★★★★

Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble ★★★★★

Railed ★★★★

The Silent Treatment ★★★★★

The Silent Treatment ★★★★★

Move Fast And Break Things ★★★★★

Move Fast And Break Things ★★★★★

The Recs Edinburgh Fringe Special

The Recs Edinburgh Fringe Special

La Clique at Underbelly Festival ★★★★★

La Clique at Underbelly Festival ★★★★★

Christian Brighty: Playboy ★★★★

Christian Brighty: Playboy ★★★★

An Evening Without Kate Bush: Hounds of Laughs ★★★★★

An Evening Without Kate Bush: Hounds of Laughs ★★★★★