Launched in 2021, we're proud to present the fifth edition of our ten-day festival at our pop-up venues and bar as the city's most diverse arts festival returns this year!
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...
To say that the city of Dundee has some memorable characters would be an understatement. Dundee's Silly and Strange is a character showcase that brings together comics and performers form Scotland and beyond...
Georgia Dunn is a Comedian and Performance Artist. 'No, Jilly!' mixes the forms of mock lecture parodies and stand up comedy. Comedy characters Bella F. Ashley (a communist academic) and Dane Sawdust (a creative...
Childhood friends, distant strangers now, trapped in their least favourite teachers classroom during a school reunion, poke their noses where they don’t belong. Following clues left by their teacher, they...
Three people will give short talks about their nerdy passion, the catch? Each has 20 slides exactly and each slide moves automatically after 20 seconds (Petcha Kutcha style). A fourth talk will be comedians...
Make sure to bring an offering for the shopkeeper- he plans to barter his way out of this place by any means. It matters not who visits him, or what he stands to lose- trade must persist in this new one-man horror.
Henry Pullan is a solo acoustic guitarist who blends percussive fingerstyle playing with experimental, math-rock composition. You’ll see an impressive use of the entire guitar, experiencing complex, shifting...
The Constant Storm is a contemporary performance that blends clowning, physical theatre, and collaborative storytelling. It explores the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes that shape the complex...
If Milton Jones is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of one-liners, then Ryan Cullen is Darth Vader. Not many comedians can write a gag that elicits a gasp, laughter, then cheers followed by applause from an audience, it’s...
Get ready to laugh for a cause! ‘For Your Entertainment’ brings five top comedians together for one unforgettable night of comedy in aid of Scottish Huntington’s Association. All event proceeds, minus ...
The famous Bronte Sisters come to the Dundee Fringe! What would they make of it? What shows would they go to? Do they have their own Instagram account? Singer/songwriter Pauline Vallance presents this show and...
Join John D. Burns in a remote Highland bothy and travel to a world where all you have is your rucksack, a pair of boots and a handful of dreams. With comedy and adventures in wild places, John takes his audience on...
Quincunx is Ray Fordyce's favourite word. It means a pattern of five and there are five areas of his life he want's to talk about and how they all connect.
Four plucky interns are all that remains from the numerous rounds of interviews, but there’s only two spots left. They must now split into two teams and show off their skills to impress the CEO and secure their...
Dylan is a troubled teen who keeps getting into trouble at school, Tasha is a PCS teacher who wants to help. But their relationship takes an unexpected turn.
The Snow Dance is a heart felt drama, based around Christmas time in Dundee. It centres around a little boy named Jeremy who has to grow up fast, having lost his father and his mother having become a bed ridden...
Philosophy Playtime is where adults come to play with ideas. The workshop is a playful way to practice thinking and talking philosophically. Complimenting the show Philosophy Storytime, we shall play with the idea...
Leanne, Lucy and Richard spent their childhoods wondering about the moon and promised to one day live there, together. As their lives play out before our eyes, we see them grow, always together and always under the...
Claire is fast approaching her 40th birthday and experiencing an existential crisis after the death of her mum. Lena is trying to navigate the dating scene while her son’s love life is looking was more positive...
A spoken word anthology of poetry and prose, written and performed by Irish poet Gabriel Magill, exploring the darkly shadows that hide out amongst our everyday lives. Expect the morose, the macabre, and, most of...
When three strangers attend a queer book club and find the leader absent, they decide to run it themselves. In their search for community, their assumptions of one another are challenged as they struggle with...
Philosophy Storytime: Erotic Tales of and for Lovers of Wisdom
19:30 (60mins)
True philosophers, lovers of wisdom, are guided by Eros. Come revel in these lovers’ erotic tales to learn if they will climax in truth or madness. Experimental performance philosophy that unites stories and...
Part live gig, part TedTalk, “original and groundbreaking” award-winning synthstar Laurie Back tells the history of the sound of the future through 7 decades of synth...
Join Ellie and Sophia as they move with expression and discover words to explore a friendly, informal greeting. They like to keep things professional - but what happens when things get personal? This work invites you...
Claire is fast approaching her 40th birthday and experiencing an existential crisis after the death of her mum. Lena is trying to navigate the dating scene while her son’s love life is looking was more positive...
Live music performance by Dundee singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhuari Campbell, Slow for a Poet. Honest, emotive songs meet high-energy performance, blending humour, raw vulnerability, and genre-hopping...
Musician and Comedian Stevie Wicks takes you on a journey through his medical history and his bowel (honestly, he talks a lot of ….. well, you know). There will be (bad) singing and talking about Crohn’s...
Jamie died only a few weeks ago. Taken by the Tay. He was 17. All that remains is the quiet madness if his Father, Des. With a view of the Tay always in sight, how does one grieve the loss of a son?
Dylan is a troubled teen who keeps getting into trouble at school, Tasha is a PCS teacher who wants to help. But their relationship takes an unexpected turn.
An ageing Dominatrix is visited by Death – but he’s had a rebranding. In spite of his purple suit, his customer satisfaction survey and his user-friendly vibe, she’s not going to be beaten into ...
Multi-award-winning stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford takes a nostalgic tour into his parents’ past to try to understand how it made them who they were, and therefore the person who he is. With a dad from...
Starring three of the Highlands’ best up-and-coming comedians: Specialising in crowdwork, Stephen Clark is known for his quick wit and affable personality. Cheeky, candid and charmingly filthy, Cathy Cash has...
Doctor Who looms large in Chris Beattie's life. More than he'd prefer, frankly. In this laugh-out-loud, and surprisingly intimate show, Chris unpacks tales of life, love, and loss through the lens of that gloriously...
A hapless group of wannabe performers form a new theatre company. They soon learn that putting on a show is easier said than done. Battling egos, schedules & creative differences.
The entire history of evolution from one big bang to another. See existence explode into being, sing with amoebas, swim and stroll with tiktaalik, dance like a dinosaur, march with some mammoths and much much more...
Schoolgirl Helen Shapiro gets a record contract, tours with The Beatles as their support, and has three Top 5 singles aged 15 all in this smash hit musical following her rise and rise to stardom.
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