dundee fringe 2022

 

 

Dundee Fringe brings comedy, theatre, music, workshops, events, cabaret and variety, and children's theatre to the heart of Dundee from 13th - 22nd September 2024.
 

Launched in 2021 with a ten-day festival at our pop-up venue, the city's newest arts festival returns this year!

 

Dundee Fringe 2024

  • FAMILY
    Sat 14 September 2024 - Sat 21 September 2024

    Poppy's Wonderful World of Bubbles

    13:00 (1hr)

    Join Poppy for a scientific adventure through the wonderful world of bubbles. With explosive experiments and messy marvels, you’ll encounter different types of bubbles and their many uses. Top it off by ...
  • COMEDY
    Sat 14 September 2024 - Fri 20 September 2024

    Imaginary Porno Charades

    22:10 (1hr)

    An hour of unstoppable panel show mayhem. You'll be glad they can last that long!  

    Featuring teams of performers from across Dundee, all of them ready to charade their audiences good and hard.

    With ...
  • MUSIC
    Sun 15 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    Edenbank

    15th: 14:05, 22nd: 13:00 (1hr)

    Dundee-based acoustic duo Edenbank combine acoustic guitars, beautiful vocal harmonies and some quirky instruments with heartfelt, raw and honest songwriting to deliver a delicate yet powerful...
  • STORYTELLING
    Sun 15 September 2024 - Mon 16 September 2024

    The Screaming Over Dunluth

    19:00 (1hr)

    "I had been in the garden, smoking a cigarette, when first I heard the screaming over Dunluth, sounding like the honest to god shriek of a banshee..."

    A new, solo, weird horror play set in and around...
  • WORKSHOPS
    Mon 16 September 2024

    BLETHER: A Scots Language in Performance Workshop

    14:00 (2hrs)

    Join the award-winning Elfie Picket Theatre to write a poem, story or monologue in Scots. Gain skills in performing and a new confidence in speaking in your ain tongue. A fun and safe space for folk of all levels of...
  • THEATRE
    Mon 16 September 2024 - Tue 17 September 2024

    'Til Death Do Us Fart

    17:45 (45mins)

    Who says you can’t laugh in the face of death? Come and witness the funeral of a father that will make you both laugh and cry. This newly created piece comes from the minds behind the newly started AD3Theatre....
  • THEATRE
    Mon 16 September 2024

    Flora Macdonald and Zombies

    18:00 (45mins)

    Flora Macdonald – Jacobite heroine, saviour of an exiled prince, face of many shortbread tins … and ferocious zombie hunter. Join Flora for a rollicking and completely untrue adventure into Scotland’s ...
  • THEATRE
    Mon 16 September 2024 - Wed 18 September 2024

    Plasterboard Sandwich

    18:45 (1hr)

    Matthew is trapped in his flat, a rotting box where he listens to his neighbours through the walls, festering in his contempt, until one day he hears the sound of panicked whimpering through the cracks...
  • THEATRE
    Mon 16 September 2024 - Tue 17 September 2024

    Renfield

    19:15 (50mins)

    Yes, I eat insects and arachnids. But a lunatic? Don't be absurd. I see the world far more clearly than you. After all, the Blood is the Life… Follow the descent into madness of Dracula's disciple. ...
  • STORYTELLING
    Mon 16 September 2024 - Tue 17 September 2024

    Down in Colorado: Drugs, Depression, & Other Diversions

    20:15 (55mins)

    You sit on your front porch drunk at 4AM, a gun in one hand, a cigarette in the other. What kills you first?

    Told with songs, dark humour, and compassion, "Drugs, Depression, & Other Diversions"...
  • COMEDY
    Mon 16 September 2024

    Dundee's Strange and Silly

    20:30 (1hr)

    Anyone who has lived in Dundee knows that it has a habit of collecting very strange and wonderful people. This year at the Dundee Fringe, join some of the funniest voices this city has to offer for an hour of the weird...
  • CABARET AND VARIETY
    Mon 16 September 2024 - Tue 17 September 2024

    Morgan Black: Stories of the Night

    20:45 (1hr)

    Morgan Black weaves tales of bittersweet experience inspired by elements of cabaret, burlesque and theatre. Multiple characters speak across time and space of vanished worlds and other eras, travelling from the back...
  • WORKSHOPS
    Tue 17 September 2024 - Thu 19 September 2024

    Improv Characterisation Workshop with David Colligan

    14:00 (2hrs 30mins)

    Workshops to help develop people, either as an actor wanting more experience, or for someone wanting to experience it and learn new skills.

    David Colligan is a professional actor wwith 15 years of...
  • THEATRE
    Tue 17 September 2024 - Wed 18 September 2024

    "Our Martin in the Background"

    17:45 (1hr)

    What happens when you move the camera away from the leading players? Everyone‘s an extra in other people's lives, but a star in their own. "Our Martin in the Background" turns the spotlight onto a supporting...
  • SPOKEN WORD
    Tue 17 September 2024 - Wed 18 September 2024

    Faovale Imperium

    19:00 (1hr)

    Join Samoan/Welsh comedian James Nokise and DJ Don Luchito for a funny and thought-provoking exploration of The McManus and its collections.
    Faovale Imperium (New Zealand) was originally inspired by the National...
  • COMEDY
    Tue 17 September 2024

    Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

    19:00 (55mins)

    One-liners and light-hearted jokes from the Scottish Comedian Of The Year runner-up 2021, UK Pun Championships Winner 2022, You Must Be Joke King winner 2024, and Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe jokes writer 2019/2021/2022....
  • COMEDY
    Wed 18 September 2024

    Dicebreaker: A Live D&D Adventure

    19:00 (1hr)

    A cast of local comedians band together as reluctant heroes, pitted against a fantastical world of beasts, magic, and dubious attempts at character voices - in an unscripted, live play Dungeons & Dragons adventure....
  • THEATRE
    Wed 18 September 2024

    Upstaged

    19:15 (1hr)

    Royalty Green is running for Prom Queen. Like any sensible person, her campaign will include the murder of her competitors. However, in the middle of executing her plan, and executing them, Royalty finds herself...
  • THEATRE
    Wed 18 September 2024 - Thu 19 September 2024

    He's Not Gay, He's Just My Brother!

    20:15 (1hr 15mins)

    What happens when the happiest day of your life is at risk of being ruined at every turn? Sudden storms, crazy in-laws and a surprise visit from his estranged brother tests Peter’s patience and blood ...
  • MUSIC
    Wed 18 September 2024

    Instrumentalisms

    20:30 (1hr)

    "Instrumentalisms" is an enchanting solo guitar performance featuring jazz standards and originals. Join in for an immersive musical journey that blends melodic lyricism with improvised experimentation, ...
  • STORYTELLING
    Wed 18 September 2024 - Thu 19 September 2024

    Philosophy Storytime: Erotic Tales of and for Lovers of Wisdom

    20:45 (1hr)

    True philosophers, lovers of wisdom, are guided by Eros. Revel in these lovers’ sensual tales of erotic education to learn if they will climax in truth or madness. Experimental performance philosophy that unites...
  • STORYTELLING
    Thu 19 September 2024 - Fri 20 September 2024

    Highland Mystic Poetry & Stories

    17:15 (1hr)

    Mystic poetry & stories from the shores of Loch Ness & beyond. The Last Wolf, Lady of the Falls, Into The Mystic. Beast of Barry Mill & The Old Guard, famously read on BBC. Ride The Black Unicorn, join ...
  • THEATRE
    Thu 19 September 2024

    Dundee Fringe Scratch: Making Space Dundee Playwrights

    The Making Space: Dundee Playwrights return to Dundee Fringe! The amazing talent of Dundee's writing community bring their plays back with exciting local actors to show you the next stages of their work! ...

  • COMEDY
    Thu 19 September 2024 - Fri 20 September 2024

    =EXCEL(IS_FUNNY)

    19th: 17:45, 20th: 16:05 (45mins)

    Excel YouTuber and blogger Dave combines stand-up comedy with practical spreadsheet tricks. Dave, who advises Microsoft on ideas regarding the future of Excel, has been making audiences laugh and...
  • THEATRE
    Thu 19 September 2024 - Fri 20 September 2024

    The Life & Rhymes of Archy & Mehitabel

    18:45 (1hr)

    Poor Archy - trapped in the body of a cockroach - reflects on the insanity and inanity of humanity as he records his memoirs on a newly-discovered typewriter. Celebrating the humour and satire of New York's Jazz Age as...
  • STORYTELLING
    Thu 19 September 2024

    A Harvest of Dark Tales

    19:00 (1hr)

    As the autumn equinox approaches and the nights darken, traditional stories give voice to the darkness in the world. Let the storytellers from Dundee’s Blether Tay-gither group bring you into autumn with eerie...
  • COMEDY
    Thu 19 September 2024

    Jest Julia - Songs of Joy and Justice

    19:15 (1hr)

    Fife-based singer and comedy performer, Julia Knight brings her unique take on life’s ups and downs through comic and parody songs. Find out why she loves avocados but avoids extreme sports. Expect songs about...
  • CABARET AND VARIETY
    Thu 19 September 2024 - Fri 20 September 2024

    Kabarett DysUtopia

    20:30 (1hr)

    Politics? Satirical musical comedy; jubilant, miserable, deadpan existentialism, desperately trying to balance the pointless and immediate. Doomed and defiled by our squandered humanity... yet strangely ...
  • MUSIC
    Fri 20 September 2024

    Dreams and Songs, my Homecoming

    17:45 (1hr)

    One can get lost in dreams and found in songs.

    Every song I write is like a dream or a daydream expressed in lines of words and curves of sounds. Black and white, some colourful, sometimes tasteless, other times...
  • CABARET AND CIRCUS
    Fri 20 September 2024 - Sat 21 September 2024

    Tango: "The Pain-Proof Man"

    18:00 (30mins)

    "The Pain-Proof Man" is an electrifying show that showcases the incredible talents of Chris "Tango Man" Smith, who fearlessly pushes the boundaries of pain and astonishes audiences with his ...
  • STORYTELLING
    Fri 20 September 2024

    Legend of the Turnipman

    19:00 (1hr)

    This is the story of the Turnipman who wanted it all...

    This doomed horror comedy tells a long-forgotten tale about Count Gilbert, the Turnipman, his adventures and misfortunes from his glory days - when after ...
  • THEATRE
    Fri 20 September 2024

    Grave

    19:15 (40mins)

    In a remote graveyard in the Argyll Forest in the gathering October dusk, Jen McGregor finds that she is not alone. Perhaps breaking in wasn’t such a great idea… Can an avowed sceptic keep her cool when...
  • THEATRE
    Fri 20 September 2024 - Sat 21 September 2024

    Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party

    20:15 (50mins)

    Hedonistic queer party-goer Rey is sent on a mission to bury nuclear waste in an underground nightclub. Thumping bass, sweaty armpits, acid techno... a sea of toxic waste. We've buried our atomic past under tainted...
  • COMEDY
    Fri 20 September 2024 - Sat 21 September 2024

    GROTTO

    20:45 (1hr)

    A legendary figure has signed into the GROTTO for out-of-season rehab. Is he the real thing, or another otherwise unemployed actor between Santa gigs? A stockingful of zeitgeist-splitting batshit character stand-up from...
  • MUSIC
    Sat 21 September 2024

    Adam and The Observers

    13:15 (45mins)

    Adam and the Observers are a brand-new up and coming indie rock band from Dundee and Fife. Formed in 2023, with their first EP and additional tracks available now on Spotify! Come and be part of live music with one...
  • THEATRE
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    What The Thunder Said

    14:30 (50mins)

    The true story of an encounter with T.S Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’, a pair of yellow sunglasses and some neurochemicals gone rogue. When the thunder speaks, listen up!
  • FAMILY
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    Abracadabra Family Magic Show

    14:55 (50mins)

    Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children's magic show, back from its 4th year at the Edinburgh Fringe. Laughter, participation, fun, and of course, magic await!

    'fantastic humour, charming presence and...
  • FAMILY
    Sat 21 September 2024

    Wordy Wordy Words

    15:00 (50mins)

    Straight from a Sell-Out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and winner of the Best Family Show at the Aberdeen Fringe. 'Wordy Wordy Words' is a very silly family show that is ideal for the whole family. Perfect for eight...
  • MUSIC
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    Human/Nature

    15:45 (45mins)

    Human/Nature is a singer songwriter performance themed around connection, change, and the natural world. There will be melody, wordplay and tall tales of the everyday.
  • THEATRE
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

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    16:15 (1hr)

    1790s Saint-Domingue, one year and a day before the Haitian Revolution. Domestic servant Minette sits at the theatre in Port-au-Prince and waits for the performance to start, but the auditorium fumes conjure up ghosts...
  • THEATRE
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    404: Gender Not Found

    16:30 (50mins)

    Gender is not-binary. It is a mess of social expectations, self-expression, thoughts, feelings, and, honestly... vibes. Created by a cast of non-binary and gender non-conforming people, based on lived experience, 404...
  • THEATRE
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    The Worth of Women

    17:00 (1hr 15mins)

    Seven women debate gender equality, the true worth of women, and the responsibility of men: why have women throughout history been relegated to second-class status by men? Why, knowing the horrors men inflicted...
  • THEATRE
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    Gruoch: The Lady Macbeth

    17:45 (1hr)

    Gruoch is a feminist, myth-centred examination of the bereaved and abused girl who became Lady Macbeth as an act of revenge for the death of her father. She did indeed manipulate Macbeth to kill Duncan, but not through...
  • MUSIC
    Sat 21 September 2024

    You Give Me Fever When You Peach Me, Fever When You Hold Me Peach. Fever! You Give Me Fever. Also We Are FEVER PEACH.

    18:45 (1hr)

    Hear what the FEVER PEACH boiis have for you from their time away. New songs, new poems, a terrifying curse and at least three new jokes*

    Singalongs with sad bits

    *jokes may not actually be new or thrice...
  • MUSIC
    Sat 21 September 2024 - Sun 22 September 2024

    What The Folk?

    19:10 (50mins)

    Dundee songs! Burns! Shanties! Ballads! Join prizewinning folk singer Lynne Campbell as she journeys through the rich Scottish folk tradition. Experience songs from Dundee, the North East of Scotland, and beyond, in...
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