Edinburgh Fringe Recommendations - 2025

Who's off to Edinburgh Fringe this year? As always there's 100s of shows and personally I find scrawling through the website clunky and longggg. So I've done it for you, here's the Playface recommendations for shows to see based on things we've seen before, performers we love and some we've heard great things about. These are a mix of mainly clown, character, improv and the odd stand up.

Our top advice for Fringe season is:

• Pre-book any shows you MUST see. (Pre-booking also helps the performer feel a lot better about ticket sales on the run up to it as well!)

• See something you know nothing about. Pick it based on if you liked the person giving you a flyer, you like the look of the flyer or it's just at a time or location that's convenient.

• Mixed bill nights like Stamptown and ACMC means you get to see snippets of lots of performers at once

• Missed anyone? Keep their name and just research them to see when they do another show near you later this year.

In no particular order, here's who you should see at Edinburgh Fringe 2025:

Ania Magliano: Work in Progress: Jul 28–Aug 10 at 11:05

Helen Bauer: Bless Her: Jul 28–Aug 24 (not 4, 11, 18) at 15:20

Joe Kent-Walters: Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time): Jul 28–Aug 24 (not 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16) at 21:30

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins: Jul 30-Aug 25 (not 6, 11, 18) at 21:30

Lachlan Werner: Lachlan Werner: WonderTwunk: Jul 30-Aug 24 (not 11) at 21:50

Showstopper!: Showstopper: The Improvised Musical! Jul 30-Aug 24 (not 11) at 17:20

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?: Jul 30–Aug 24 (not 12, 18) at 19:40

Lorna Rose Treen: 24-Hour Diner People: Jul 30–Aug 25 (not 12) at 18:20

Lil Wenker: Bangtail: Jul 30–Aug 10, 14-16, 21-23 at various times

David Hoskin: A Haunted House: Jul 30–Aug 24 (not 7) at 19:10

Madeleine Rowe: Knight Knight: Jul 30–Aug 24 (not 11, 18) at 19:20

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble: Jul 30–Aug 10 (not 6) at 20:55

Baby Wants Candy: Baby Wants Candy: Jul 30–Aug 24 at 21:15

Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!! Jul 31-Aug 24 (not 12) at 17:05

CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation: CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation: Aug 1-17 at 15:10

Shoot From The Hip: Shoot From The Hip: Aug 1-3 at various times

Stamptown: Stamptown: Aug 1-23 (not 6, 12, 17) at 23:30

Steffen Hånes & Gregory Lass: The Ritual: Aug 2 - 25 (not 11, 12, 18) at 20:35

The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society: ACMS: Aug 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24 at 23:55

Lady Bolognese: Class War: Aug 10-17 at 15:15

Loz Dodd: This Can’t Be It (WIP): Aug 10-19 at 14:30

Luke Rollason: Luke Rollason: Let Down Your Hair: Aug 11-13 at 17:20

Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha: Aug 11-24 at 23:15

Elf Lyons: The Bird Trilogy: Aug 12-25 at 20:00

Emma Davies: Screw Upz! Aug 18-24 at 23:10

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour: Aug 24 at 23:15