Conor Mitchell & Matthew Hurt. Predicted to be the most fun had by audiences at this year’s festival, direct from Philadelphia, this therapeutic musical delves into the psyche of 7 eccentric characters during their weekly group therapy session. From the brains of critically acclaimed composer Conor Mitchell and playwright Matthew Hurt, come share in the circle of trust.

An extraordinary collection of human beings are contained within glass jars and cabinets. An exploration of how we might live within our limits - featuring Clod Ensemble's distinct style of imagery, choreography and original music. A Sadler's Wells commission.

PLEASE NOTE:

Show Start Times are:-

12pm,3pm and 5pm (20mins)

A theatrical tribute to the Hollywood movie industry through movement and
pantomime.
Superman, King Kong, Pink Panther, Bruce Lee, Freddy Kruger and more in
mighty combats, breathtaking journeys, heartbreaking drama, romance and an unusual ending – brought to life on stage with few props, few words and plenty of action.

'Well trained mime artists… the audience laughed throughout the whole show' HAARETZ
'The Next Big Thing' MAARIV

QUACK! RIBBIT! COCK-A-DOODLEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Pendulum presents this Olivier Award winning musical from the writers of ‘Mary Poppins’. Based on ‘The Ugly Duckling’, this enchanting tale is sure to delight, surprise and leave you feeling tickled! The family treat of 2009. Also on at 16:00 on the 15th and 16th August.

AND ECCLESIASTICAL OBJECTIONS: BEING A MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT CHARLES DARWIN.
The makers of family hit show Crunch! (Total Theatre Award nominees, **** Scotsman) bring you an irreverent insight into the most important idea... ever!

'Simply wonderful... it’s downright silly in the best possible way ****'
THE LIST (ON CRUNCH)

Swizzfiggling interactive storytelling from Roald Dahl’s famous ‘Revolting Rhymes’ and ‘Dirty Beasts’ by two whizzpopping gentlemen from the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. One hour of gloriumptious giggles for children or the child in you.

'A couple of energetic young guys acted out tales from Dahl’s Revolting
Rhymes with such infectious enthusiasm… the spellbound audience squealed delightedly' Times

'I wish we could’ve stayed watching all day. Truly amazing!' Museum Visitor

Packing pirates from Long John silver to Jack Sparrow into one madcap hour. After a sell-out fringe premiere in 2008, this swashbuckling piratical adventure returns for a second year of timber-shivering and plank-walking.
Created by CBBC and Potted Potter’s Dan and Jeff, the show’s back with all-new shipmates in search of talking parrots and mysterious buried treasure. On the way they’ll be telling tall tales of the seven seas – and be sure not to miss the full-scale Spanish Armada re-enactment.

A poetic, movement and image-led performance about arrivals and departures. the continuous struggle to conquer a space and to make sense
of every common action echoes the transformation of a woman. Facing her
past, having no future, she will rediscover an open path in herself, a desperate attempt to step forward.

'Platform 88 created a unique atmosphere that was visually enticing and invited the audience to an intimate experience whilst waiting for a train' Mary Retteda -Westlake, The Space, Artistic Director

Please note: this performance contains strobe lighting.

Pleasance Hut and Baby Grand are located a short walk from the main courtyard on Drummond Street.

The critically acclaimed Runaground are back in Edinburgh as they bring Woody Allen’s 1975 comedy irreverently and tunefully to the stage. Sex-deprived writer Hepatitis and apathetic actor Diabetes struggle helplessly to find an ending for their play, as they waltz catastrophically with the omnipotent.

'Runaground are one to watch' BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Please note this show is not suitable for under 14s.

This year Mark's Edinburgh show has the audience coming up with policy
ideas to change the world for the better and at each show a policy is
voted on by the audience to form a manifesto.

Ideas range from
regional legal issues like abolishing 'breach of the peace' in
Scottish common law to the visionary and universal notion of forcing
the government to give everyone the day off work on their birthday !
After 13 shows Mark takes the manifesto to Scotland's politicians in a
public debate. A cross party group of MSPs has agreed to discuss the
policy ideas voted on by Mark's audience to see if there is a way to
make any of these policies become a reality.

Pleasance Beyond FREE, BUT YOU WILL NEED A TICKET. Tickets limited to 4 per person. Unfortunately, we're unable to remove the website booking fee on a performance by performance basis; to avoid the booking fee, please call the Box Office.

CBeebies presenter Andy Day and comedy partner Michael James bring
their much-loved humour to this children’s comedy.
A mysterious, magical box appears, but to open it they must take the
journey of their life!! Come and find out what’s inside!

'Ridiculously silly, I thought I’d get a free banana but I got a lot more
instead... loved it!' CBBC Presenter ‘Ed Petrie’

Tales of a Frenchman with a dog called Chirac. There is a love interest which seems rather one sided, and a scene depicting the ‘tapping’ of a television set. There are also songs and other stories with no televisions. Some community singing. Little dancing.

'John Hegley is to potatoes what Wordsworth has been to daffodils.' OBSERVER

'Awesomely mundane' INDEPENDENT

Nine-year-old Rachel is not sweet, not innocent and not polite. With sidekick Hortense, she’s on a mission to reach double figures. Will she make it?
Acclaimed comic monologue for adults about being a child. Daniel Goldman
directs the UK premiere of this show with over 250 European performances.

'We’re in love. A brilliant surprise. Bravo!' PARISCOPE - FRANCE

Please note: this show contains adult material
'Deliciously bittersweet, you’ll rediscover your childhood' LE POINT - FRANCE

All hail to the ale! A lunchtime lock-in with The Guv’nor as he returns to his spiritual home, performing material from his Perrier Nominated and winning shows from 1996-99 on consecutive days. All for a fiver.

STRICTLY NO UNDER 14s. 14-17 YEAR OLDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. 14-17'S CANNOT APPROACH THE BAR. 18+ PERMITTED.

'A national treasure to cherish' ***** DAILY TELEGRAPH

'The most consistently exciting live comedian in the land for years' TIMES

Over The Road venues are located a short walk from the main courtyard on the corner of Roxburgh Place and Drummond Street.

Showcasing the best and brightest of 2009’s Fringe comics. A handpicked bill where comedians get to sell their show and you get to check out the talent. Different line-ups every day plus special guest host. Sixth sell-out year!

'Perfect bite sized flavour of the festival' THREE WEEKS

Jimmy Kent & Susanna Russell. Set in a world of magic, three sisters journey across a war-torn kingdom to find their city’s only hope of survival but will they succeed when the truth about their pasts is revealed? With a bewitching score and laughs for everyone, this exciting premiere should not be missed.

Three blocked creatives need to get unblocked. But how can you think the coffee, if you don't drink the coffee? A fast new comedy by Glyn Cannon, the Fringe First-winning writer of 'Gone' - 'shockingly good' (Lyn Gardner, Guardian).

www.donkeycoffeecompany.co.uk

Please note: this show contains strong language

Thankless children Liz Black and Freya Slipper present a brand new lunchtime sketch show. Learn what befalls if you don’t take heed of the cautionary tales of our youth. ‘hilarious’ *****- ThreeWeeks, ‘lightning-fast comedy’****- Fest
'Young, glitzy, delicious and different... Sure to have you chuckling away' ***** THREEWEEKS
'Lightning fast comedy' **** FEST

Watch out, chaps! It’s carnival time on the French Riviera and the girls at Mme Dubonnet’s Finishing School are on the hunt for... a boyfriend! Oxford University’s leading musical theatre company brings you whimsical characters, catchy songs and lively dance routines in Wilson’s tongue-in-cheek celebration of the ‘roaring 1920s’.

The multi-award-winning trio return with their sell-out Fringe hit – and, in an act of reckless hubris, swap the roles each day, as chosen by the audience. Fred and Eddie unravel the mystery of their missing friend, battling quick-witted punning, knockabout farce and dried fruit. Cameron
Mackintosh New Writing Award-Winner.

'Has the audience erupting with laughter from the start. Entertaining and surprisingly powerful theatre' FEST

'Exceptionally clever… Definitely one of the best productions on this year’s
Fringe! Don’t miss!' BUXTON FRINGE