Reading Time: 3 minutesAufguss is a guided sauna ceremony developed in Central Europe. It literally translates to “infusion” or “a pouring over” in German and features an Aufgussmeister, or sauna master, using essential oil-infused balls of ice, repeatedly pouring water on the heated stones of the sauna stove, and then circulating the scented steam with choreographed towel movements.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFilm Noir Frog returns to the Fringe after an initial run in 2024, bringing with it a knowingly silly, high-energy take on the classic film noir.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is an all encompassing variety night of well performed Burlesque. It celebrates the traditions of the art form, while introducing new and innovative acts that live in the memory long after the show ends.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs soon as the band makes their way onto the stage, we jump straight into a funky beat that doesn't let up until the final song. This is a story about bugs coming together and creating music, and you cannot help but love the music.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon Tongue follows the life of Bonnie as she fights class, prejudice and a language barrier that is not often explored.
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Safety’, the debut show from company Light Mends Carefully, centres a queer psychotherapist’s attempt to reconnect with a former patient after they unexpectedly cease their therapy sessions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSilence and contained chaos—scraps of paper tossed haphazardly into cardboard boxes surrounding a few stools and a wooden table—await the audience of this Camden Fringe premiere of Skinned.
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘The RemAIns of the Butler’ comes to the Edinburgh Fringe from English Germany-based performer and former butler himself Mike McAlpine, who uses physical comedy and seamless character transformations to pose the very relevant questions of how can we live alongside AI and its integration into primarily human-based roles?
Reading Time: 2 minutesA bonkers pseudo-Cold War play from Mischief Theatre, and directed by Matt Dicarlo, The Comedy about Spies hosted its gala afternoon to welcome back a limited run with the original cast and creators (August 11th - September 26th).
Reading Time: 2 minutesBedlam Theatre, the home of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company (EUTC), returns to the Fringe with a programme spanning theatre, musicals and comedy.