Smoke drafts from a recently snuffed candle, nestled with a notebook and pen inside a dark wooden box.

Theatre

Undersigned

An invocation, a blindfold and a pointed discussion. This deeply personal, psychological thriller for one offers infinite possibilities and sharp choices. Repeat visitors are forbidden, and nothing said here ever leaves. As such, in place of summary, Management offers you a deal: after your appointment, you can reclaim a portion of your ticket price - or add what the experience was worth to you. Management bets we will exceed your estimation. After three years of sold-out runs and critical acclaim (LA Times, No Proscenium), we make our international debut with limited engagement festival appointments. Opportunity waits; come take it.

31 July - 12 August 2025, 12:55 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A dark skinned woman (the creator Lula Mebrahtu) is wearing MiMu gloves in one hand and gold jewellery in the other. She is looking directly into the camera as she holds both hands up just under her chin

Theatre

I AM – One of many, many of One

Winner of the Most Memorable Show, Lustrum Award 2023. Part of the modular series I AM. A first-generation immigrant straddles her Habesha (Eritrean/Ethiopian) heritage and British identity only to realise, when you leave everything behind for the promise of something better, it’s not "better". A poetic reflection on memory loss, displacement, tradition and survival, interwoven with language, customs, music and wearable tech MiMu gloves (as used by Imogen Heap). Neither a musical, nor drama: a new kind of storytelling. Outstanding Performance nominee Filipa Bragança Award, 2023.

31 July - 23 August 2025, 5:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Kathryn has big blonde hair and is wearing a pink dress and a yellow apron. She is using a blender.

Comedy

Kate Owens: Cooking with Kathryn

Award-winning comedian Kate Owens presents her smash hit, critically acclaimed comedy show. Meet Kathryn: the "star" of her own community cookin' show, wannabe Nigella Lawson, and down-home southern belle with more wine in her veins than Jesus. She's serving up a wacked-out fricassee of absurd recipes, but the main course will be a reckoning with her troubled past and a chaotic encounter with a member of the congregation (maybe it'll be you!). Arin Sang-urai @photojuice

31 July - 24 August 2025, 5:10 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

Three people are dressed as chickens locked up behind bars

Theatre

3 Chickens Confront Existence

In this surrealist and hilarious production, three factory farm chickens passionately explore their impossible situation – awaiting their imminent trip to the broiler. Tragedy morphs to comedy and back again as they explore mysticism, power struggles, class inequality, mythology and religion, with plenty of emotionally charged antics and surprises along the way.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 5:20 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A woman is dressed in a white shirt, red bowtie, black jacket and a black hat with flowers and cherries on them. She is looking into the camera with a confused look, wide eyes and red liptick.

Comedy

Dirty Work

Mary Floppins has thrown a shit fit. Wipe the wee from the toilet seat and pick up your dirty undies, because The Perfect Nanny is back to teach all you little boys – and girls – a thing or two about running a prim and proper household. Hailed “a rising star and quadruple threat” (Australian Arts Review), Jessica Barton combines a spoonful of song, dance, clowning, and deep-cleaning to present a skanky and empowering Edinburgh Fringe debut.  BEST NEWCOMER AWARD WINNER (Melbourne Int. Comedy Festival 2025). TAKE A CHANCE ON ADELAIDE AWARD WINNER (Adelaide Fringe 2025). 

31 July - 24 August 2025, 5:25 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

- Three toilet cubicles in colours: pink, green/blue and purple. - Cubicle one (left): A man (Ollie) dangling off the door with a mahoosive smile on his face. - Cubicle two (middle): Ollie sat on the toilet seat with his legs crossed and his hand on his

Theatre

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY

DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY dives headfirst into the whirlwind life of Ollie, a chaotic but lovable Scot navigating London's queer nightlife. From tequila-fuelled dance floors to messy encounters with geezers on Grindr, to the high school crush he ached to get with, to Phil Mitchell in a sauna? How iconic can one gay boy be! Join Ollie on a sexy-ass odyssey of a night out in this not-so one-man show exploring what it means to crave connection in a world of fleeting thrills.

31 July - 24 August 2025, 5:45 pm

Underbelly Cowgate

A painting of a young man with dark hair facing away from us, toward the mountains. The man's jacket is made only of simple red outlines, revealing the mountains through him and giving him the appearance of a transparent ghost.

Theatre

The Monkeypox Gospel

Summer 2022. Ngofeen gets his first big assignment at The New Yorker. It’s about the global mpox outbreak (known at the time as “monkeypox”), and he’s the ideal reporter: his family comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (the virus’s origin), and infections are spreading through sexual contact within New York’s queer community, including his own social circle. With two million people preparing to attend NYC Pride in a few weeks, getting the word out is critical. But writing publicly about queerness terrifies Ngofeen. He only recently broke a lifelong vow of celibacy and began going on dates. Now, by writing the article, Ngofeen is risking a confrontation with his religious community while fearing the gay man he’s becoming. Combining behind-the-scenes reporting, real audio interviews, flights of fantasy, nerdy tangents, and cameos from John Oliver, Anthony Fauci and more, THE MONKEYPOX GOSPEL testifies to the truth about viruses – they reveal the crises we ignore, the ones waiting to be faced. written by Ngofeen Mputubwele directed by Alex Hare performed by Ngofeen Mputubwele and Alex Hare Adapted from the new podcast. Artwork: @danieleldibujo

31 July - 24 August 2025, 5:50 pm

Underbelly Cowgate