4 Athenian well dressed nobles are looking on terrified/worried to the centre of the image where Puck, the Fairy, from Shakespeare's a Midsummer Nights Dream, is holding the long ears of a half donkey, half man. This is the character Bottom, from Shakesp

Comedy

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream

The five-star, multi sell-out, Fringe phenomenon is back! With its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and an absolutely sh!t-faced actor! It just wouldn't be the Fringe without it. With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this raucous, riotous rampage through one of Shakespeare's most mischievous plays. Featuring a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, partial nudity, foul language, acts of a sexual nature, and actual Shakespeare. Please remember to always #EnjoyShakespeareResponsibly.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman in a green outfit is sat in the cinema holding a bag of popcorn. Kernals are flying everywhere and she is wearing 3D cinema glasses

Comedy

Cabbage the Clown: Cinemadrome

Minimum wage cinema employee turned multi award-winning tragic fool Cabbage the Clown's debut hour marries a buffet of genres in polygamous holy matrimony in the name of drag. With over 8 million views online for their genre-busting brand of multimedia drag-clowning, Cabbage presents their hotly-anticipated debut show: One part breathless parody of cinematic history, one part thoughtful dissection of minimum wage careers, one part rolling around on the floor covered in popcorn. So talk through the trailers, get the loudest snacks available, then sit back, relax and enjoy this Bechdel Test-passing, BBFC-unapproved, global premiere.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:45 pm

Underbelly George Square

Theo Mason Wood lies in a neatly made bed, wearing a striped suit and loosened tie. He gazes directly at the camera with a subtle smirk, holding a single red rose in one hand. The crisp white bedding contrasts with his slightly disheveled outfit, creatin

Comedy

Theo Mason Wood: Legalise Kissing

A genre-defying mix of stand-up, surreal storytelling, and live techno anthems, Legalise Kissing is a punk-clown manifesto on love, identity, and modern chaos. Writer for Netflix’s The Gentlemen and now Apple TV, award-winning comedian Theo Mason Wood blends razor-sharp wit with absurdist theatricality, delivering a show that’s as heartfelt as it is unhinged. Fresh from a sold-out preview at Comedy Café Berlin, where audiences raved about its chaotic brilliance, Theo brings a high-energy mix of comedy, character work, and pounding beats to the stage. Winner of the Berlin New Stand-Up Award and semi-finalist in the West End New Act of the Year competition, Theo has performed across Europe, most recently at the prestigious Moth Club in London. At its core, Legalise Kissing explores the absurdity of human connection in an age of chaos—where love, rebellion, and techno collide. Theo’s unpredictable energy, biting satire, and beautifully weird storytelling keep audiences on edge in the best way possible. If you like your comedy bold, smart, and a little unhinged, this is the show for you. Come for the jokes, stay for the manifesto. And maybe, just maybe, leave ready to start a revolution. Book now—kissing optional.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 10:00 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Three childlike astronauts in white school polo-neck t-shirts look on in awe. Behind them we see the Yorkshire Dales beneath a starry sky. A rocket takes off, the planet mars lies on the horizon, Cleggy, Compo, and the third one sit, whilst Dame Jessica

Comedy

Pat Rascal: Space Gravy

This absurd comedy about one boy's dream to send Yorkshire to space returns after a critically acclaimed preview run. Join northern prodigy Yorkshire Yorkie Yorkshireson Humberside-Smith and his two best friends as they multi-role their way to Mars, via Bradford. Pat Rascal (two-thirds Yorkshire-bred, one-third jealous) debuts this 'deliciously fast-paced' (The-Crumb.com) show exploring friendship, identity and Hull's award-winning aquarium The Deep. 

31 July - 24 August 2025, 9:40 pm

Underbelly Cowgate