Amy Gledhill - Make Me Look Fit On The Poster

Amy Gledhill - Make Me Look Fit On The Poster

Amy Gledhill – Triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, National Comedy Award nominee and 1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage – returns with a brand … 

Frankie Goes To Bollywood

Frankie Goes To Bollywood

From the makers of Britain’s Got Bhangra comes a new musical about Bollywood’s lure. 

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

Theatre: Making It and Doing It Workshop

After sell out sessions in March and April,  Carmen Collective’s ‘Theatre: Making It and Doing It’ workshop is back, bigger and better than ever!Are you a theatr… 

Rob Delaney And Friends

Rob Delaney And Friends

Star and co-creator of the critically acclaimed, BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated Channel 4 show Catastrophe, author of two-time New York Times and Sunday Times Bestsell… 

Fuerza Bruta: AVEN

Fuerza Bruta: AVEN

After 10 long years, Fuerza Bruta is finally returning to its London home – Roundhouse, with its incredible new show AVEN, a rollercoaster ride of euphoria, optimism and desire b… 

The Real Ones

The Real Ones

“I love you. 

My Father's Fable

My Father's Fable

“Shall we have a real conversation? I am ready to stop pretending if you are. 

Wolves On Road

Wolves On Road

“I think your son just made ten thousand pounds…”Manny dreams of being a big dog - but right now he’s hocking fake designer goods, living with his mum and dealing with her … 

Linda Does Durham

Linda Does Durham

YEE-HAW EVERYBODY! Come on down to a rootin’, tootin’, last minute cabaret hosted by the old crone cowgirlman, Linda! Comedy! Magic! Music! Other stuff! It’s a night of chaos, love… 

A conversation with Steffen Peddie

A conversation with Steffen Peddie

Come and join Steffen Peddie, Comedian, former Wrestler, Actor, Father, Husband and Late Night Radio Phone In Host as he performs an hour of comedy improvised from audience suggest… 

Durham: Songs of Sanctuary

Durham: Songs of Sanctuary

Songs of Sanctuary is a performance of songs co-written by singer-songwriter Sam Slatcher with different communities in the North East who are seeking sanctuary. 

Best of Four New Plays!

Best of Four New Plays!

BEST COMEDY OF ‘Four New Plays’ curated by Rachel Stockdale & Ben Storey Four New Plays showcases local creatives and the diverse voices in the North East. 

Triple Bill of Dance

Triple Bill of Dance

An evening of bold new dance theatre work: Eve Walker - ‘Fine Farewell’ The closing chapter of Eve’s time in the North East, this work is used as a celebratory moment. 

Mister Shakespeare - An Incomplete Work

Mister Shakespeare - An Incomplete Work

A lot is known of The Bards plays but what of the man ? Mister Shakespeare explores the different facets of his personality:The lover, The Husband, The Son, The Entrepreneur throug… 

There's a Monkion in Your Attic

There's a Monkion in Your Attic

We’ve got news. 

Manic Macbeth

Manic Macbeth

Murder, superstition and madness haunt this terrifying tale. 

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets Of Blood - Fairy Tales Not For Kids

The Brothers Grimm are the most famous collectors of fairy tales, but back in the 19th century, stories for children were a lot scarier, blood thirsty and disturbing. 

WatchList: a KEITH sketch comedy show

WatchList: a KEITH sketch comedy show

KEITH. 

THE QUALITY OF MERCY: Concerning the life and crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman

THE QUALITY OF MERCY: Concerning the life and crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman

From his cell in the early hours of the morning, Dr Harold Shipman records a confessional tape, setting the record straight about his background and his actions as he prepares to e… 

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Miss Jean & the Ragtime Rewind Swing Band

Established in 2016, Ragtime Rewind Vintage Swing Band perform vintage music all over the country. 

Amity - Back From The Brink

Amity - Back From The Brink

Prepare to be transported by award-winning singer songwriter Amity’s soulful powerhouse sound and profound lyrics. 

North East Stand-Up Showcase

North East Stand-Up Showcase

Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East… 

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance by Yolan Noszkay

Chance follows Aaron, who’s just been excluded from mainstream school and is being sent back to Sunnyside Pupil Referral Unit, a school for kids who’ve been excluded for disrup… 

Northern Lights A Cappella's 10th B'day Bash: Top of the Bops

Northern Lights A Cappella's 10th B'day Bash: Top of the Bops

You’re invited! Renowned for their slick choreography, tight harmonies and unique arrangements, Durham University’s top a cappella group debuts at the Durham Fringe Festival to c… 

Ashtray

Ashtray

‘How disposable is anger? Is it as short lived as a cigarette?’ Join our experimental and surreal take on business related anger with all its consequences, to find what will arise… 

Ramalama Ding Dong

Ramalama Ding Dong

In 2017 the phrase “Ramalama Ding Dong” was repeatedly sneered at Roshi by a stranger on a train after he briefly heard her speak Farsi to her family. 

Becky Heaviside & Friends

Becky Heaviside & Friends

Becky Heaviside & Friends Becky Heaviside (“A cheeky and intelligent act. 

Study Hell

Study Hell

Studying can be hell. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Durham Shakespeare Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s best-lived comedy presented in a magical new production by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

Impromptu Shakespeare

Impromptu Shakespeare

Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. 

Grow Up Magic Man

Grow Up Magic Man

After a SELL OUT run at Durham Fringe 2022: Magic Circle Magician & Star of The Magic Corner Tom Bolton is back. 

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

Durham Shakespeare Festival - MACBETH

MACBETH by William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s thrilling drama of the power of evil presented by award-winning Durham-based Elysium Theatre Company. 

NCD: Class of 2023

NCD: Class of 2023

A collection of excerpts from the Performing Arts class of 2023. An evening of song, dance and scenes from an array of musicals and plays. 

Hysterical Artefacts

Hysterical Artefacts

Shellshock! Improvised Comedy’s crack team of historians has unearthed evidence of never-before-seen stories from years past! Join our museum curator as we unveil a hilarious brand… 

Error at the Bigg Market

Error at the Bigg Market

Alice wants to find a nice guy. 

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself

Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours. 

Drop Dead

Drop Dead

Six Strangers. 

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Hauntiques - A paranormal investigation

Last year Paranormalist, Paul Forster’s show was the biggest-selling event at The Durham Fringe Festival. 

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The Durham Revue: Death on the Mile

The group that brought you Liz Kingsman, Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more are back with a new troupe and 100% new material. 

Watson: The Final Problem

Watson: The Final Problem

1894. 

Laufey Haralds: Pip

Laufey Haralds: Pip

Pip is a whimsical hour of standup from Icelandic comedian Laufey Haralds ‘a joy to watch’ (Scotsman). 

The Rotting Hart

The Rotting Hart

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The Improvesarios

The Improvesarios

Join us for an evening of fun and mayhem as we put down our scores and put our creative prowess to the test. 

Two bards and a Songbird - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns in song

Two bards and a Songbird - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns in song

A unique celebration of song, inspired by the two bards - William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, and performed by Jessa Liversidge. 

Rompers

Rompers

North East comedy duo Rompers fetch an hour of surreal, anarchic sketches out of the aether and serve it to you in a piping hot ramekin of good times. 

Flotsam & Jetsam's Voyage to the Trash Vortex

Flotsam & Jetsam's Voyage to the Trash Vortex

Landlubbers, join WhatNot Theatre for bottle top treasure, sea shanties and a mischievous giant plastic Squid. 

Lucy and Hazel

Lucy and Hazel

Lucy and Hazel are a Sheffield-based folk duo who perform original, provocative, spirit rousing songs on the melodeon, guitar and clarinet in rich woven vocal harmony. 

Kirsty Mann: Skeletons (WIP)

Kirsty Mann: Skeletons (WIP)

Kirsty has a secret, and this is a confession. 

Cartoon Food

Cartoon Food

Cartoon Food are a four piece, essentially acoustic band who write an eclectic mix of music for your listening pleasure. 

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk To People About Terrorism

“My name is Harun Musho’d. 

Potty The Plant

Potty The Plant

A new dark comedy musical starring Potty, a singing, talking, tap dancing pot plant. 

Metroland Comedy LIVE!

Metroland Comedy LIVE!

The remarkably unacclaimed Metroland Comedy are taking their online madness to the stage! Bringing you an all new sketch show that promises laughter, profanity and a generous use o… 

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele Cliff Does Her Best and Tries New Things Out (Work-in-Progress)

Adele brings all her very best new jokes, ideas and wisdom to Durham. 

(The Taming of) The Shrew

(The Taming of) The Shrew

“And place your hands below your husband’s foot: In token of which duty, if he please, My hand is ready: may it do him ease. 

" How I Said 'F*** You' To The Company When They Tried To Make Me Redundant"

Ever been in that room where they make you redundant? Ever wished that you fought back? Well, here’s how I did. 

Steve Pledger

Steve Pledger

Steve Pledger brings his award-winning songs to Durham Fringe Festival 2023. 

Durham Scratch Choir

Durham Scratch Choir

Durham Scratch Choir always sound like fun. 

Cheesy Waffles Project

Cheesy Waffles Project

Celebrate the mining heritage of County Durham, the history, the passion and camaradarie through story, poem and song performed by members of The Cheesy Waffles Project showing the… 

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

NTC Touring Theatre Company presents. 

Sherlock Holmes The Last Act

Sherlock Holmes The Last Act

1916. 

Kane and Abel: Twinpossible - magic and mayhem.

Kane and Abel: Twinpossible - magic and mayhem.

Kane and Abel perform comedy and magic based on the cliches of being twins. 

Milne Glendinning Band

Milne Glendinning Band

A cross genre trio featuring vocalist Debra Milne, guitar maestro Stephen Glendinning, and Michael Clark on bass. 

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for 8 years now, and it’s time for that to change! Join him as he attempts to do something he’s never done before. 

Forster & Smith - Impossibilities

Forster & Smith - Impossibilities

Forster & Smith are a mindreader and magician respectively. 

Jackson & Juliet

Jackson & Juliet

A take on the infamous Romeo & Juliet with a MJ twist. Covering a range of dance styles, with the famous Jackson flair to make an upbeat but dramatic story. 

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago. 

The Impossible Magic of Steve Price

The Impossible Magic of Steve Price

STEVE PRICE is one of the UK’s busiest and most well-established magicians. 

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Amazing tales, elegantly told. 

Everjoy

Everjoy

What’s it like to live inside your own head? To talk to your past self and attempt to understand who you are? Somewhere inside this self-explorative 60-minute piece, maybe those … 

Comedy Singhtral

Comedy Singhtral

Amarpal had the fortune and misfortune of being brought up in Bradford by working class parents but falling into the bland trapdoor of middle aged and middle class monotony. 

Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations!

Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations!

On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson. 

Amy Gledhill: Make Me look Fit On The Poster

Amy Gledhill: Make Me look Fit On The Poster

Amy Gledhill – Triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, National Comedy Award nominee and 1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage – returns with a brand … 

Bluey's Big Play - Liverpool

Bluey's Big Play - Liverpool

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music… 

Bluey's Big Play - Aberdeen

Bluey's Big Play - Aberdeen

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music… 

Bluey's Big Play - Brighton

Bluey's Big Play - Brighton

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music… 

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. 

The Dragon Wagon

The Dragon Wagon

Jellyfish Theatre roll up with their joyful new outdoor show. 

Normandy Weekender: Kramder (DJ Set)

Normandy Weekender: Kramder (DJ Set)

Hailing from Rouen, Normandy, and inspired by the likes of Daft Punk, Justice and M83, electro artist and DJ Kramder will take you on a journey through a world of digital pop and 8… 

The Thermos Museum

The Thermos Museum

The Curator puts his flasks down to tell you his life-story. 

United Queendom; SMOOCH!

United Queendom; SMOOCH!

United Queendom, the surprise Smash Hit of Brighton Fringe 2023 are back! And thistime… it’s getting intimate! Pucker up and get ready for SMOOCH! Featuring a dazzlingcast of i… 

Burden of Proof

Burden of Proof

Detective Sergeant Dunderdale is on the brink of solving a bloody murder but is there enough evidence to convict Joseph Wade? Dunderdale is determined to secure a conviction by f… 

Colin Hoult - Colin

Colin Hoult - Colin

The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee heads back out on tour. 

My BF Wouldn't Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don't Regret It)

My BF Wouldn't Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don't Regret It)

My BF Wouldn’t Buy A Stupid Window (Why I Did and Don’t Regret It) is a brand new, gay rom-com about a neurodivergent queer man and his obsession over a window found in a thrift sa… 

Elizabeth Shofi Experiments

Elizabeth Shofi Experiments

Join Musical Theatre Actress and Singer, Elizabeth Shofi, for an evening of songs, show tunes, stories and appreciating home. 

Rootless Tree

Rootless Tree

In the words of Tennessee Williams, “The scene is memory and is therefore non-realistic. 

Stig Evans

Stig Evans

An exhibition of recent watercolours and paintings by Stig Evans 

And Now...

And Now...

Fresh from a critically acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Southampton’s Thrown Together Theatre present a wild ride through their collective mind - a channel-flicking, rico… 

The Workplace

The Workplace

Delve into the dysfunctional lives of the employees of. 

DIVA: Live From Hell!

DIVA: Live From Hell!

Inspired by All About Eve, this blood-stained love letter to Broadway will have you laughing hysterically and lusting for revenge. 

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

If Emily Burns’ immaculately realised Love’s Labour's Lost is anything to go by, there is a fresh new breeze whispering through the corridors of the RSC. 

Sunday on the Rocks

Sunday on the Rocks

It’s an idyllic Sunday in a sleepy Boston suburb, and three housemates decide to have scotch for breakfast, naturally. 

Normandy Weekender: Christine (DJ Set)

Normandy Weekender: Christine (DJ Set)

Formed in 2011 in a dusty Rouen garage by a small bunch of sound enthusiasts, Christine is an electronic/dark/synthwave act. 

Normandy Weekender: For the Hackers

Normandy Weekender: For the Hackers

French musicians For the Hackers will be performing for the very first time in Brighton! Hailing from Dieppe, Normandy, these indie-rockers have been active for about a decade now,… 

Normandy Weekender: La Kramder (DJ Set)

Normandy Weekender: La Kramder (DJ Set)

Hailing from Rouen, Normandy, and inspired by the likes of Daft Punk, Justice and M83, electro artist and DJ Kramder will take you on a journey through a world of digital pop and 8… 

Normandy Weekender: La Sirène à Barbe (The Bearded Mermaid)

Normandy Weekender: La Sirène à Barbe (The Bearded Mermaid)

Hailing from Normandy, these fabulous drag-queens and circus artists will transport you into a glamorous, sexy and cheeky universe, in which vocal, physical and comic performances … 

Liberation Squares: Tour

Liberation Squares: Tour

Liberation Squares is a comedy about sisterhood, freedom of speech, and dissent in the face of institutionalised Islamophobia. 

I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire

I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire

Direct from its critically acclaimed sold-out New York premiere, this sharp new comedy reminds us that with great obsession comes great heartache. 

Irish Youth Dance Festival

Irish Youth Dance Festival

The Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF), produced by Dublin Youth Dance Company, offers a national platform to showcase young emerging dancers performing works of leading … 

Colin Hoult

Colin Hoult

The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee heads back out on tour.