Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
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Upcoming Events at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Fruit Flies Like a Banana: Kids!
The multi-talented musicians of The Fourth Wall play while dancing a tango, riding hoverboards and even hanging upside down! Music leaps off the stage in this fan favourite from North America.
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Two’s Company
Two's Company is the new comedy drama from the writer of The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns and co-writer of The Wedding Planners, Gillian Duffy... don't miss it at the Fringe Festival!
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Jen Ives: Peak Trans
As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK – comedian, trans woman and nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
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Men With Coconuts
The multi award-winning Scottish improv troupe are back! Men With Coconuts use audience suggestions to create an hour of emotional balladry, lyrical wizardry and musical husbandry.
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The Cambridge Impronauts present: Keeping Up with the Kimprov
Tired of all the scripted "reality" TV? Keeping Up With the Kimprov is your daily dose of reality TV, but actually unscripted!
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Lizard Boy
Equal parts comic book lore and coming-of-age love story, Lizard Boy is the thrilling original rock musical.
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Eve: All About Her
Award-winning actor and cabaret artist Keith Ramsay blends live music and spoken word to deconstruct the concepts of camp and queer mythology for a post-Stonewall generation.
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Paddy Young: Laugh, You Rats!
Following a sell-out 2021 run, the northern scamp returns with his distinctive line in absurdity, bravely taking a stand against his housemates, water snobs, and worst of all, jugglers.
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Shazia Mirza: COCONUT
I survived The Island with Bear Grylls – who knew that would prepare me for what was about to come...
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Will Tell and The Big Bad Baron
Enjoy madcap physical comedy with capers around castles, damsels in distress, a jaw-dropping joust and lots of original catchy musical numbers.
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The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns
Hilarious comedy, The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns by Gillian Duffy, proves that love and relationships haven't changed that much in 200 years after all! Catch it at the Fringe Festival this August!
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Patrick Spicer: Who’s This All of a Sudden?
Debut hour from one of the most exciting acts on the UK comedy circuit. Patrick Spicer will be recounting his deepest fears and humiliations in a funny and credible way.
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Mythos: Ragnarok
A unique troupe of multi-talented actors, wrestlers, comedians and stunt performers merged their worlds to create the world’s first original theatre show with full contact stage combat!
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Leah Lamarr
Join this 'breakout star' (Fast Company) of American comedy as she brings her raunchy, clever and hilarious observations on life, sex, crypto and the pandemic to the UK stage for the first time.
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Lucy Frederick’s Big Fat Wedding
Here comes the bride, forty-foot wide! It's the wedding of the century and you're invited as Lucy Frederick – walks down the aisle.
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The Oxford Imps
Oxford's wittiest minds return with their spectacular smorgasbord of devastatingly funny improvised comedy!
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Viva Your Vulva: The Hole Story
50% of women aren't sure which is their vulva and which is their vagina. Elaine Miller, a funny, frank, factual fanny Fellow of Physiotherapy doesn't think that's OK.
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Ian Lynam: Autistic License
In a stand-up comedy show exploring diagnosis, relationships, sexuality, creativity and the history of autism, Ian sets out to prove autistic people have more to offer than being good at maths.
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Simon David: White Gay
From racism to body image, porn addiction to gay Tories, Simon David has a catchy song for just about everything wrong with the community he loves to hate!
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Land - A Scottish Musical
Land celebrates compassion and community that transcends shifting cultures, asking that we take a second to re-evaluate our relationships with the earth and our neighbours.
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Almost Adult
Anne-Tilley's Almost Adult combines clown-style physical comedy with touching vulnerability. Come along for a good laugh and leave with a single tear rolling down your cheek!
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Harriet Dyer: Trigger Warning
Harriet Dyer is an award-winning comedian, mental health advocate and an experience to behold. Here doth lie quite the harrowing tale, one you won't forget in a hurry.
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Will Mars: My Life in One-Liners
Will Mars used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it's more like 300. Brace yourself for more jokes than you thought possible!
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Notflix: Binge
The Spice Girls of improv return for a fifth triumphant year in their five-star, sell-out, totally improvised musical comedy.
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Pirates and Princesses vs Sea Monsters
If you're brave, come along and watch 'Pirates and Princesses vs Sea Monsters'. A family show filled with singing, dancing, comedy and even a sea monster...
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BIRD with Kylie Vincent
Bird is an edgy, heartfelt, thought-provoking piece that can make anyone feel less alone in their trauma. It's honest, hilarious, and tear-jerking. Don't miss it.
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The People vs. The Oxford Revue
After almost two years of silence, Oxford's critically acclaimed student sketch troupe are making a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe with The People vs. The Oxford Revue
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Ignacio Lopez: El Cómico
Spain's best export, Ignacio Lopez, scrutinises his family tree and his immigrant upbringing in a relentlessly funny show about clashing cultures, legacies, and never fitting in.
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Weegie Hink Ae That?
From sketches to songs aboot aw things Scottish, come see these wee comical dafties dae what they dae best. Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture.
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GRAV by Owen Thomas
Gareth J Bale stars in this multi award-winning one-man show exploring the life and times of one of Wales' most loved sons, Ray Gravell.
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Christy Coysh: Bangarang!
What happens when you give a bearded, northern lad with a voice of silk and an ass that won't quit a loop station and a room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
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Angel by Henry Naylor
The multi award-winning story of Rehana, Angel of Kobane, returns to Edinburgh in a new production from Torch Theatre.
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The Improv Musical
Now in our 10th year! Smash-hit production, The Improv Musical returns to take the Fringe by storm.
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REDEEMher - How I screwed Up My Perfect Mormon Life
Tatum becomes the virgin bride of her sweetheart, entering an eternal marriage in the Mormon Church but after one night of illicit sex, Tatum is plunged into a deep well of guilt, sorrow and remorse.
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General Secretary
One of the Scotsman's Best Duos at the Fringe, Thick 'n' Fast return to take on the world.
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International Comedy Jam
You never know who Tehran Von Ghasri's bringing to his stage. Chappelle? Tiffany Haddish? Omid Djalili? Kevin Hart?
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Fruit Flies Like a Banana
Three performers. 20+ acts. 60 minutes. Music, theatre and dance collide in this madcap variety show.
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What The Heart Wants
What The Heart Wants is a new comedy by Bert Tyler-Moore co-creator of The Windsors.
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Kylie Brakeman Presents: Linda Hollywood’s Big Hollywood Night
Kylie Brakeman emerged as one of the pandemic's most popular online comedians with over 60 million views and 400k followers across all platforms and you can catch her at the Fringe Festival!
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Drag Queens vs. Zombies
Award-winning drag stars Kate Butch and Crudi Dench have their star-studded cabaret show crashed by brain-hungry zombies.
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Magic Roman’s Summer Holiday
Join Magic Roman on the most epic holiday ever. Expect adventure, laughter, chaos and... magic! This unforgettable show promises some jaw-dropping moments, perfect for kids and grown-ups alike.
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Pernille Haaland: Resting Confused Face
When the pandemic hit, comedian Pernille Haaland did what any desperate millennial with a Tik Tok account would do; sign up for online therapy!
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Business Casual: Feral
American comedy trio Business Casual return to the Fringe with their new hour, FERAL!
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I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
This comedic musical revue reveals everything you could want to know about being a musical theatre performer... if only there were any who'd admit it.
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Les Quizerables
An interactive late-night quiz for musical theatre queens. Hosted by little Cosette Katie Prichard, Les Quizerables pits the finest Broadway brains against one another.
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Sex Tips For Straight Women From a Gay Man
Queer Theory: A Tale of 2 Titties
Glasgay and Edinbu**ery are finally mixing their gender fluids to present the Fringe's sassiest & sauciest cabaret ever... it's A Tale of Two Titties by Queer Theory!
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Jazz Emu: You Shouldn’t Have
Will he be able to surmount the insurmountable and get every single person in the world to like him? Or is it time for him to face the music?
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The Sneeze by Anton Chekhov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn
ATS Productions invite you to sample five of Chekhov's best, rarely performed, one-act comedic works set in Imperial Russia.
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Impromptu Shakespeare
The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare's whip smart cast.
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Paddy Raff: Raff Out Loud
Don't miss the debut Fringe show from Paddy Raff, one of Ireland's fastest rising stand-ups, award-winning writer and creator and star of BBC NI sketch series The Paddy Raff Show!
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The Other Guys
After being crowned the Scottish acapella champions The Other Guys are making a triumphant return to Edinburgh to show their award winning moves, beatboxing, and side splitting parodies.
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The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic is a sprightly-sharp satire that questions the philosophies and practices of modern Hollywood.
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Jesus L’Oreal at Gilded Balloon
Halle-berry-lujah! Jesus L'Oreal, the ultimate lifestyle guru, is back with a high-octane hour of song, dance and interactive Jehovah's Fitness!
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