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Treasure Island

Diva Las Vegas

Famous Last Words

boobytrapped

Magical Maestro

Who We Become: One-Act Plays by Lanford Wilson

The Unsolvable Case of Keir Starmer

Two Halves

Solo from the Pit

Chip and Gus

The Land Beneath Our Feet

Parkies

A Cat in A Box

Milkdrunk

Imagine

Waving

dregs

SABOTAGE

Auld Lang Sing

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Mountains and Seas: A Rock Musical

JOSIAH

Daughter of Sweden

The Witches of Macbeth

The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer

Hollowed Man 5.0

Mother Goose Shiva

Celtic Tales

I Almost Died for This?

Divas of Soul

Reaching the C

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Lorna Rose Treen (WIP)

A work in progress "something" from SNL UK writer and award-winning character comedian Lorna Rose Treen. 'A gloriously daft hour that is heavily reminiscent of peak-era French and Saunders' (Telegraph). 'I laughed so much I violently bit my tongue' (Independent). ‘Killed comedy’ (Sun). This is a chance to see a brand-new piece of work from a Fringe legend as a part of Shedinburgh.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 19 Aug 2026

An Evening with an Immigrant

Award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams, born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered to be Boko Haram territory, left Nigeria for England in 1996 aged 12. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, Inua tells his ridiculous, fantastic, poignant immigrant-story of escaping fundamentalist Islam, finding friendship in Dublin, performing solo at the National Theatre and drinking wine with the Queen of England, all the while without a country to belong to or a place to call home. This will be a special stripped-back version of the hit Fringe show.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 19 Aug 2026 - 21 Aug 2026

Jessie Cave: Sunrise

Dating again after a complex break-up, Jessie is trying to get her personal life in order – before her kids wake up. From actress, comedian, writer and doodler Jessie Cave, Sunrise is an honest, tender-hearted and uproariously funny story about crying in the woods, sexual accidents, Harry Potter conventions and Instagram espionage – but also about motherhood and trying to get stuff done. 'Frank, funny… wonderfully comedic' **** (Evening Standard). This will be a special stripped-back version of the hit Fringe show partially read from the play text, reimagined for Shedinburgh.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 9 Aug 2026 - 10 Aug 2026

Sketchy Comedy: Where Art and Comedy Collide

Scottish award-winning stand-up comedian Gill shows that her fine art degree actually wasn't a waste of time. There is nothing quite like watching drawing emerge from a page. Pair that with completely improvised comedy and no show is the same. Gill Cordiner brings a show where art and comedy collide with hilarious results. You might take home an amazing portrait and jokes to tell everyone.

Hoots @ Nicolson Square • 7 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

Coyotes (WIP)

In a motel room in the middle of nowhere, as a storm rages outside, twin brothers Dill and Ellroy prepare to make one final drop-off. From Christopher Brett Bailey, creator of I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven and This Is How We Die, Coyotes is a feral tragicomedy about siblings, sin, and one last impossible job. This is a chance to see a brand new piece of work from a Fringe legend as a part of Shedinburgh. Please note this will be a work-in-progress performance.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 11 Aug 2026

Deborah Frances-White: DreamDate

DreamDate, the classic improvised romantic comedy show devised by Deborah Frances-White has not been seen on stage for many years. But now it's back for one night only. Two strangers who have never met before have their lives turned into a full romantic comedy by our team of improvisers. Full cast to be announced. This will be a special stripped-back version of the hit Fringe show, reimagined for Shedinburgh.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 23 Aug 2026

Too Clowns (WIP)

WARNING! This is a very clowns show. Probably too clowns for most. It’s about loneliness and grief and cream pies to the face. May contain excessive amounts of full-contact, obligatory audience participation. Previous: 'Comic genius' **** (Guardian). 'Uproariously ridiculous' **** (Times). 'A fearless artist' ***** (Stage). 'One of the greatest clowns audiences are likely to see in their lifetime' ***** (NZ Herald). This is a chance to see a brand-new piece of work from a Fringe legend as a part of Shedinburgh. Please note this will be a work-in-progress performance.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 8 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

Forest Fringe: A Song and Dance (WIP)

Lost inside a recurring nightmare, a reluctant actor returns to the stage. Trying to conquer eight years of stage fright, and inside a dream-world inhabited by phantoms of disapproving ancestors, he replays his own autobiography and starts to lose the plot. OFFIE award winners and 'Beckett’s hip, pop-culture savvy descendants' (Time Out) Action Hero are back with an absurdist nightmare of a show about masking, performing and "acting the part". This is a chance to see a brand new piece of work from a legendary Fringe company as a part of Shedinburgh.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 25 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2026

Sappho: The Poetess

This is the untold story of Sappho – poetess, queer icon, and history's first great songwriter. Torn from the woman she loves and forced into a marriage she never wanted, Sappho fights to reclaim her voice and her lost love – learning the heavy price the world demands of those who defy its rules. Guitar in hand and lyrics sharp as flames, she returns – part oracle, part rock star – in a musical memoir of women who dare to love, to dream, and to create in defiance of the world. This will be a stripped-back version.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 13 Aug 2026 - 14 Aug 2026

Wright&Grainger's ORPHEUS

A remarkable retelling of an Ancient Greek myth from ‘Masters Of Storytelling’ (FourthWallMedia.wordpress.com). Dave is 30, sat at the bar. Eurydice is a tree nymph. Bruce Springsteen is on the stereo. Wound from soaring live music and searing spoken word, ORPHEUS is a multi award-winning story about love, loss and how far you’d go for the ones who mean the most. Now, for its 10th anniversary, its coming here for one night only... with an ensemble. This will be a special stripped-back version of the hit Fringe show, reimagined for Shedinburgh.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 7 Aug 2026

I Half-Read Don Quixote and Now I Know the Truth (WIP)

A man in a suit of armour walks onto a stage, looking for the truth. Inspired by half-reading Don Quixote, this is a new work-in-progress by Wonder Fools, the writers behind 549, Same Team and Kelton Hill Fair, and producers of Òran and Alright Sunshine. Part stand-up, part confession, part knightly quest, it explores conspiracy theories, belief, and the monsters we choose to fight when the world stops making sense. This is a chance to see a brand new piece of work from a legendary Fringe company.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 27 Aug 2026

The Gap (WIP)

A time-travelling love letter to the North East, inspired by the felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, blending original stories, folklore, history and imagined futures. It asks why the loss of a single tree felt so profound, and what it reveals about our connection to the past, to the future and to each other. This is a chance to see a new work-in-progress show from one of the most exciting writers from across the UK and Ireland, as part of the Shed Originals script development programme in partnership with The Lowry.

Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint • 20 Aug 2026