2021 SHED-ULE
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PREVIOUSLY AT SHEDINBURGH...
COMEDY
THE BEST OF THE MARK THOMAS COMEDY PRODUCT
Tuesday 3rd August
7.30pm
Tin Cat Entertainment
The story of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel Four. He dressed as bears, arrived in tanks, changed laws, exposed arms deals and corruption, and then it stopped…
THEATRE
FUNERAL FLOWERS
Wednesday 4th August
7.30pm
Emma Dennis-Edwards
Funeral Flowers takes audiences on a journey into the world of 17 year old Angelique, who dreams of being a florist. Left alone to navigate the care system, adulthood, and the recurring threat of her boyfriend’s gang, Angelique takes us by the hand and leads us through her story, through spaces filled with flowers.
THEATRE
MADAME OVARY
Thursday 5th August
7.30pm
Rosa Hesmondhalgh
Rosa is writing her resolutions. She is going to stop going out with plonkers, start doing yoga and make some really good art. But before she’s had time to delete her dating apps, she’s diagnosed.
THEATRE
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT
Friday 6th August
7.30pm
Gary Owen
Inspired by the enduring Greek myth, Iphigenia in Splott drives home the high price people pay for society’s shortcomings. A special one-off performance of Gary Owen’s award-winning play, performed by Sophie Melville.
COMEDY
HARRY HILL'S NOISE
Saturday 7th August
7.30pm
Plosive Live and Lucky Features Productions
The antidote to podcasts, live and online. Harry’s in a shed and at some point he’ll make a noise. What will his noise be and when will he make it?
SPOKEN WORD
SHEDINBURGH POETRY
Sunday 8th August
7.30pm
Zia Ahmed, Casey Bailey, Katie Greenall & Sabrina Mahfouz
An award-winning line up of some of the UK’s leading poets bring you a very special evening of words in the shed. With Zia Ahmed, Casey Bailey, Katie Greenall and Sabrina Mahfouz.
THEATRE
BUILD A ROCKET
Monday 9th August
7.30pm
Christopher York
Yasmin is a bright 16-year-old from Scarborough. In an instant, her life is turned upside down when she becomes pregnant with her son, Jack. Suddenly her world isn’t sandcastles, arcades, and donkey rides.
THEATRE
LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS
Tuesday 10th August
7.30pm
Walrus
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Bernadette and Oliver are about to find out. The original cast return for a one-off reading of Sam Steiner’s hit play.
THEATRE
SEXY LAMP
Wednesday 11th
August
7.30pm
Katie Arnstein
An award winning light comedy. With shade. Winner of Show of the Week and Pleasance Pick at VAULT Festival 2019. Shining a spotlight on ‘The Industry’ through (real life) story and song.
THEATRE
EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY FINE
Thursday 12th August
7.30pm
HOUSE OF BLAKEWELL
A new comedy musical about anxiety disorders, caring and trying to keep going. With power ballads, show tunes and body percussion, HOUSE OF BLAKEWELL explore what it’s like to be human and to struggle.
COMEDY
GUILTY FEMINIST PODCAST - LIVE
Friday 13th August
7.30pm
The Spontaneity Shop
A very special episode of the hugely popular podcast in which audience members get to put their questions directly to Deborah Frances-White.
COMEDY
HELEN BAUER & SIKISA
Saturday 14th August
7.30pm
Comedy Double Bill
Best Newcomer Nominee Helen Bauer returns with a new show about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. BBC New Comedian Finalist Sikisa introduces herself to a world that sees only what’s on the surface.
THEATRE
SUNSET: IN CONVERSATION WITH MY SISTER
Tuesday 17th August
7.00pm
Jessie Cave
Jessie Cave in conversation with sister Bebe about her debut novel Sunset. They discuss writing and creativity in general and what it was like to embark upon a novel, pregnant in a pandemic.
COMEDY
JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS: IT IS BETTER
Tuesday 17th August
8.30pm
John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts returns to the ashes of the Fringe with an absurdist catalogue of infinite possibilities, to be laughed at while long-thought extinct beasts rampage the streets outside.
THEATRE
DUST
Wednesday 18th August
7.30pm
MILLY THOMAS
Forced to watch the ripple effect of her suicide, Alice discovers that death isn’t the change she thought she wanted.
COMEDY
RACHEL FAIRBURN: COMEDIANS TELLING SHED STORIES
Thursday 19th August
7.30pm
Rachel Fairburn
Following the success of Comedians Telling Erotic and Spooky Stories, the newest comedians’ storytelling night is all about what on earth goes on down the bottom of the garden.
THEATRE
DIRTY GREAT LOVE STORY
Friday 20th August
7.30pm
Katie Bonna & Richard Marsh
A one-off, reunion reading of the Edinburgh hit. A very human tale of good intentions and bad timing.
COMEDY
JOE THOMAS: TRYING NOT TO PANIC
Saturday 21st August
7.30pm
Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas is a 37 year old, weary, cheeky young anxious, old upstart who played Simon in inbetweeners and then played Simon in some other shows and now plays no-one.
THEATRE
LOVE LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Sunday 22nd August
7.30pm
Molly Taylor
A delicate and lyrical piece of storytelling that seeks to find and thank the people who transport us daily: to friends, to lovers, to work, to moments of significance in our lives.
THEATRE
BOTTLENECK
Monday 23rd August
7.30pm
Luke Barnes
Liverpool, 1989. Greg is thirteen. He has just started secondary school. He earns pocket money sweeping up hair in a barbers. Girls are aliens. Liverpool FC is everything.
THEATRE
ESSEX GIRL
Tuesday 24th August
7.00pm
Maria Ferguson
Kirsty is a sixteen year-old Essex Girl. She likes WKD, Pie & Mash and Charlie Red body spray. She also has a secret to tell you. One she can’t tell anyone else.
THEATRE
ROSS & RACHEL
Tuesday 24th August
8.30pm
James Fritz
James Fritz’s acclaimed one-person duologue returns for a special performance starring Mona Goodwin. An unflinching look at the myths of modern love, from the award-winning writer of Four Minutes Twelve Seconds and Parliament Square.
THEATRE & COMEDY
SHED ORIGINALS
Wednesday 25th August
7.30pm
Jon Brittain, Martha Watson Allpress & Esther Manito
An evening of original short shows from Fringe veteran Jon Brittain, comedian Esther Manito, and new-writing talent Martha Watson Allpress.
THEATRE
WOLF
Thursday 26th August
7.30pm
Lewis Doherty
Armed with just a chair, Lewis Doherty presents WOLF. Playing over 30 characters, miming every prop and making 90% of the SFX in this one man blockbuster live on stage!
MUSIC
PUN FOR THE ROAD: THE GREATEST HITS OF THE PUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS
Friday 27th August
7.30pm
The Pun Lovin' Criminals
Fronted by Fringe regular Gary McNair, the Pun Lovin’ Criminals have finally succumbed to public pressure and will perform a set of their greatest hits at Shedinburgh.
THEATRE
SIMON CALLOW: BEING AN ACTOR - 50 YEARS ON
Saturday 28th August
7.30pm
Simon Callow
In this very special one-off event for SHEDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, Simon Callow shares his stories and experiences from a full and illustrious career and considers, what is acting?
THEATRE
IF THESE SPASMS COULD SPEAK
Sunday 29th August
7.30pm
Robert Softley
A collection of funny, sad, touching and surprising narratives, gathered through interviews with disabled people. An engaging, highly humorous and interactive live art performance about disabled people that exposes a truth behind bodies that differ from the norm.
THEATRE
MEDIOCRE WHITE MALE
Monday 30th August
7.30pm
Will Close & Joe von Malachowski
A statue rises. A narrative falls apart. A tragicomedy about ancient history, recent past and present lies.
AVAILABLE TO RESTREAM
Back by popular demand! You asked for it, and we’ve made it happen. Get another chance to see some of the most popular shows from this year’s SHEDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL. Once you’ve booked, no matter where you are in the world, you’ll have until August 30th to watch the shows at a time that’s convenient to you!
COMEDY
THE BEST OF THE MARK THOMAS COMEDY PRODUCT
Until 30th August
Tin Cat Entertainment
The story of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel Four. He dressed as bears, arrived in tanks, changed laws, exposed arms deals and corruption, and then it stopped…
THEATRE
LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS, LEMONS
Until 30th August
Walrus
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Bernadette and Oliver are about to find out. The original cast return for a one-off reading of Sam Steiner’s hit play.
THEATRE
BOTTLENECK
Until 30th August
Luke Barnes
Liverpool, 1989. Greg is thirteen. He has just started secondary school. He earns pocket money sweeping up hair in a barbers. Girls are aliens. Liverpool FC is everything.
THEATRE
LOVE LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Until 30th August
Molly Taylor
A delicate and lyrical piece of storytelling that seeks to find and thank the people who transport us daily: to friends, to lovers, to work, to moments of significance in our lives.
THEATRE
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT
Until 30th August
Gary Owen
Inspired by the enduring Greek myth, Iphigenia in Splott drives home the high price people pay for society’s shortcomings. A special one-off performance of Gary Owen’s award-winning play, performed by Sophie Melville.
