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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Stam Zimmerman – Right Before I Go

As the Fringe started, I sat down with Stan Zimmerman, the writer and on-stage narrator of ‘Just Before I Go,’ a play that looks to raise awareness by “highlighting the struggles of people who have died by suicide, by reading the notes they left behind.

Stan and I talk about the origins of the play from Stan’s personal life, the impact the show has had on individual lives, and how it continues the conversation between the audience and the cast after the end of the performance.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Saint Stella – Louise, The Last Dance

Burlesque dancer Saint Stella brings a forgotten star to the Edinburgh Fringe. Their show, ‘Louise, The Last Dance ’, looks at Louise Weber. Known in history as La Goulue, and once heralded as the Queen of Montmarte, she was put on a pedestal for the creation of the can-can and the face of the Moulin Rouge, before being torn down by male business interests.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Darryl J – Tennish

Silent clown Darryl J is bringing two shows to the Fringe; the first is ‘Out of the Box’ in the afternoon, and the second is Tennish, late at night. Both are clowning shows; the latter is about learning the violin, the former has a box full of adventures, ready to be opened by anyone in the audience. What’s in the chat box between us? How about making a performance like a Pixar movie, clowning around the world, and what street performers can bring to the stage?

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Thom Tuck – The Wolf Of Poyais

“The Wolf Of Pryais” sits at the heart of Thom Tuck’s Edinburgh Fringe this year. Tuck inhabits the role of Gregor MacGregor, the 19th-century Scottish adventurer who convinced hundreds of people to invest in, and in some cases emigrate to, a country that did not exist… the fictional Central American territory of ‘Poyais.’

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Couplet – Folk, Marry, Kill

Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year are Marnina Schon and Micah O’Konis. ‘Folk Marry Kill’ is a folktale about sex, death, and the hard question of “how often should a married couple, you know… folk?” We talk about the delights of writing a follow-up show, why “kill your darlings” is something they still have to contend with, and coming back to the Fringe with a little more experience.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Em Stroud – Navigating Life

Em Stroud has popped into the Fringe Show studio today to talk about her show Navigating Life, a look at “what happens when we stop trying to control everything and simply ‘be’.” Em and I talk about her KPI metrics of Fringe 2026, finding the money to perform in Edinburgh, and the all-encompassing challenge of deciding on the colour of crisps.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Elizabeth McCoy and Ken Cerniglia – Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical

Elizabeth McCoy and Ken Gerniglia join me to talk about returning to one of the first-ever stories and using it as a line to highlight the world around us in ‘Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical,’ their approach to writing a musical, and the quiet anticipation of herding the young cast around the capital.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Lubna Kerr and Ihsan Kerr – A Better Memory

Lubna Kerr returns to the Fringe in “A Better Memory”, an exploration of AI replicas, false memories, and questioning the truth. Lubna, and writer Ihsan Kerr, join me on the podcast to talk about the show, their familial and creative relationship, and critiquing cutting-edge AI technology through art.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Guy Masterson Returns To The Fringe

Our previews for Fringe 2026 start with We start with Guy Masterson, an Edinburgh Fringe veteran of 32 years. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the five shows he is working with in 2026, the importance of live theatre, why artists have to shoulder much of the risk, and why we all keep coming back to the Fringe.

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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 Prologue – Welcome To Season Twenty Two

Welcome to Edinburgh, and the build-up to the Edinburgh Fringe is underway. August, with its month of shows across the Capital, is on the horizon, which means a month of podcasts to talk about them. Ewan Spence opens up the year with a prologue to set the scene, and our traditional opening song from Daniel Cainer.

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