26 Shows to See at Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Best Theatre, Comedy and Musicals This Year

Following acclaimed seasons in Australia and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Arthur Hull returns with FLOP! The Best Songs From The Worst Musicals

Michael Wynne’s acclaimed play Clive arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, bringing a funny, moving and timely exploration of loneliness, technology and human connection

The award-winning country rock musical Oil & Whiskey will make its international debut this year, arriving in the UK following a sold-out run at the 2025 NYC Fringe Festival

Nate Wise brings I’m Mom to the Edinburgh Fringe, a deeply personal solo show blending comedy, theatre and therapy

Underbelly has announced Goodbye Dandelion as the inaugural recipient of its Underbelly Futures Fund Award, a new initiative designed to support exceptional new work at and beyond the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

From multi-award-winning Fringe favourite Philip Stokes comes This Is Not America, a gripping new thriller making its world premiere

Flabbergast Theatre present a bold new staging of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame as they return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a successful New York outing, HOLE! returns in 2026

Fringe First-winning company Lightning Rod Special return to Edinburgh with Lions, an inventive new work blending comedy, clowning and true-life experience

Written by and starring Abigail Weinstock, Giraffe arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a sharply observed and deeply personal comedy about masking, misdiagnosis and self-acceptance

International stage and screen actor Maxwell Caulfield brings the powerful one-man drama PILATE: The Lost Gospel to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A gripping and darkly comic new solo play, In The Black explores the hidden cost of ambition in a world driven by power and success

Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorised Musical Parody makes its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

In an age dominated by artificial intelligence and rapid technological change, COPYCAT arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with urgent questions about creativity, identity and the future of humanity

Jacob Sparrow’s Sanctuary arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a reflective and time-shifting new drama

Abby Goldfarb makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with Most of My Moms Are Gay, an original comedy musical

Award-winning Irish theatre company Fishamble returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with For Dolores

Van Gogh & Me brings a compelling new exploration of artistic obsession and rivalry to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

From the multi-award-winning Voloz Collective comes REDACTED: The Cover-Up of a Cover-Up of a Cover-Up

Critically acclaimed comedian Rhys James returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his brand new stand-up show, Chop Logic

Monique DeBose brings Adding Up America: Solving the Race Equation to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a solo performance blending live music, storytelling and sharp social insight

Awkward Prods returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Linus Karp Was Hit With An Umbrella

Saving Britney returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a solo show examining celebrity culture, fandom and identity through the story of a devoted Britney Spears fan

Izzy Radford’s new comedy Big Dog premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, opening at Gilded Balloon

A high-octane fusion of storytelling and physical theatre, The Distance makes its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Acclaimed Canadian comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus bring their unique blend of storytelling and improvisation to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Big Stuff