What's On

Promotional photo of Simon David. He is posing in a full-body shot in pink heels, a green minidress and a green boa with his feet apart and arms thrown wide. He is beside an easel with a portrait of an older man standing in a field on it. The background is bright red.

Simon David: Dead Dad Show

In 2018, Simon’s late father performed a one-man show about his imminent death to cancer. In 2023, Simon performs the... READ MORE

Underbelly Bristo Square 2 - 27 Aug 2023 20:15
Promotional photo of Jamie-Lee Money, a white woman with blonde hair in a long bob. She is sitting at an angle, looking serious, and wearing a pink exercise top. The bakcground is a greyish lit in gradient purple to green. There is no text.

Spin Cycles

Time to sweat out the sadness: Spin Cycles gives a cathartic look into why we search for something deeper when... READ MORE

Pleasance Courtyard 2 - 28 Aug 2023 12:20
Promotional photo. A white man with short hair and glasses is looking straight ahead at the camera smiling slightly. Black text reads "Death Suits You".

Death Suits You

Show of the Week Winner VAULT Festival 2023. We all feel underappreciated at work, and Death is no exception. Death... READ MORE

Bedlam Theatre 2 - 27 Aug 2023 18:30

Funeral

Funeral: ‘I don’t believe in God but I miss him?’ (Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes). A collective ritual... READ MORE

Zoo Southside 4 - 27 Aug 2023 Times vary
Promotional art for the show Dead End Job. A cartoon of a cute ghost sitting at a typewriter with a shirt and tie, looking like an office worker. The background is pale blue.

Dead End Job

Ever wondered what would happen when Girl meets Ghoul? Aubury has the worst job in the underworld – training ghosts.... READ MORE

theSpace on the Mile 14 - 25 Aug 2023 Times vary
Promotional photo of Bee Babylon, a white woman with long black hair looking moody and serious in a red raincoat.

Bee Babylon: Cancer Culture

Fresh from punching the the big C in the face, though now barren and slightly menopausal, Icelandic comedian Bee brings... READ MORE

The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4 3 - 27 Aug 2023 17.25
A promotional photo for the performance of a white woman, powdered to look even whiter, with dark hair pulled back and red lipstick. She has no expression and stares straight ahead. On her face and down her right side are splashes of dark mud or paint.

When We Died

He’s dead, and it’s her job to prepare and present his body for his family’s final goodbye. She often imagines... READ MORE

Summerhall – Anatomy Lecture Theatre 2 - 27 Aug 2023 19:40
Promotional photo of two faces in black and white with X's over the eyes and their tongues sticking out. The background is yellow text on white and reads "WE DIE".

The Last Show Before We Die

Ell and Mary have been dead for three years, but now they’ve come back to life (and the stage) with... READ MORE

ROUNDABOUT at Summerhall 2 - 27 Aug 2023 Times vary

Carl Donnelly: The Dead Dad Show

Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story. Last... READ MORE

BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt 23 - 27 Aug 2023 20:00
Promotional photo of a white woman with long brown hair. She is frowning theatrically and the photo is edited to make it look like she is buried up to her neck. The background is a brown field and a blue sky.

Memento Mori Bitches

Come see a humorous solo with a TEDtalk-meets-Sesame-Street vibe about end of life planning, starring ‘a hilarious puppet sidekick and... READ MORE

Paradise in the Vault 14 - 19 Aug 2023 10:30
Promotional photo of Jane Japes, a white woman with long auburn hair in a red dress. She is holding a microphone and making a silly face with her tongue sticking out.

Dead Inside

Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside is a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether... READ MORE

theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall 21 - 26 Aug 2023 13:55