It’s here! Edinburgh Festival Fringe is here! It’s fast becoming our favorite time of year. Check out our Comedy, Theater, and Musical write-ups for 2014.
Looking for more ideas of what to see at the Fringe? Here are some articles from around the web with suggestions for you.
- The Independent’s picks for weird shows
- The List’s 20 Best Shows of the 2014 Edinburgh Festivals
- Scotsman critics choose 30 great shows to see this year
- Edinburgh International Science Festival’s list of this year’s science-y Fringe shows
- Laugh Out London’s picks for the best free comedy shows
- Fringe 2014’s hot tickets according to the Guardian
- Up-and-coming comedians to see
tl;dr? Go see these shows (our top picks at the moment):
- Japan Marvelous Drummers
- Black Faggot
- Zoe Lyons
- Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
- Bianco
- The Only Way is Downton
- Katsura Sunshine
- The Importance of Being Earnest as Performed by Three F*cking Queens and a Duck
Other useful links for 2014 Fringe-goers:
- Our tips for Fringe first-timers
- Planning to see lots of shows? Consider buying a Friends membership
- Edfringewomen.net, a site featuring some of the talented women performing this year (you can also follow the hashtag #edfringewomen on Twitter)
- Our Twitter list of Fringe performers, venues, etc. If you’re performing and you tweet, let us know! We’d like to add you to the list.
Visitors to Edinburgh may also be interested in our posts about things to do in Edinburgh and day-trips from Edinburgh. Going farther afield? Read about our travels in the Highlands.
The 2014 Festival Fringe runs 1-25 August, with many shows starting previews on 30 July.