Back With A Bang - theSpaceUK at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
- Michelle's Monologues
- Aug 4
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 21
theSpaceUK at Edinburgh Festival is back with a bang! Packed with plenty of new theatre, musicals, comedy, cabaret & more from both established and emerging talent. Celebrating its 30th year at the Fringe, theSpaceUK hosts the largest and most diverse programme at the festival. Companies, both professional & amateur, are given an affordable, supportive, and professional platform to showcase their work. Here is a taste of what you can expect this season, from the stellar showcase of performances taking place over 19 venues across 6 sites including: theSpace@Surgeons' Hall, theSpace@SymposiumHall, theSpace on the Mile, theSpaceTriplex, and the Space@Venue45.
Back With A Bang - theSpaceUK at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
The Stellar showcase started with a wee dram of whisky introducing 2 Guys, 3 Drams (Music) with The Rhythm and Booze Project. Join duo The Rhythm and Booze Project as they serve up raucous blues and three superb Scotch whiskies. 2022, 2023, and 2024 Fringe sell-out show. **** (BroadwayBaby.com). ***** (MumbleMusic.uk).
Hosted by the incredible creative duo Xhloe and Natasha, back with a triple bill, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down, What If They Ate The Baby, and A Letter To Lyndon B Johnson Or God. Three award-winning shows written and performed by three-time consecutive Fringe First Award Winners 2022, 2023, and 2024!
Next up Sole To Sole (Dance) Takivan Damula Chuyouji, Wei-Wei Wu, and Chi-An Chen.
This piece merges the physical language of traditional Chinese opera with modern dance, transforming symbols like shoes and shopping bags into reflections of Chinese women's cultural transition from tradition to modernity.
Then transported back to the 1990s with When We Were Young (Theatre) Geez a Break Productions. This five-star production tells a powerful and hilarious story about the realities of gang culture and young team mentality in Glasgow during the 90s.
From one era to another with Jack (Musicals) Not A Plot Productions (OUDS).
The identity of Jack the Ripper has always been a mystery. Queer, dark, and doomed from the start, this new musical strives for answers. There's just one thing to remember: we're looking for a monster, not a man...
Now a health broadcast with PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement (Comedy) Amy Veltman.
If you're reading this, you have a pelvic floor. An NYC comedian reveals why pelvic floor health matters in this raw, ridiculous, and personal tale told through unhinged characters, video, music, and medically unsanctioned charts.
Dance Dance Involution (Theatre) Deliberate Collision. Join Three Gen Z Hong Kong actors hustle for stardom - will they shamelessly scam your ticket by just lying flat or will they blow your mind? A daring, hilarious rollercoaster where ambition meets absurdity.
Supermarket 86 (Theatre) Company Dream House Producers: Mia Pelosi and Ellie Aslanian.
Supermarket 86 follows five girls who get stuck in a supermarket overnight, all connected in ways they many not realise.
Daddy, Tomorrow Will I Be A Man? (Musicals) James Willstrop.
James is on the verge of becoming the world's best squash player, when a chance meeting leads to an agonising dilemma. Daddy is an ode to beautiful mothers, sporting ambition, and fatherhood.
Tell Me Where Home Is (I'm Starting To Forget) (Theatre) Michael DeBartolo.
Licking Jessica Rabbit's tits and falling head over heels for his straight best friend are part of Michael's coming of age story that expose the dark recesses of the queer mind.
After Shakespeare (Theatre) Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited.
What happens to Shakespeare's characters after the curtain falls? One of this year's standout shows' (GetYourCoatsOn.com), Lexi Wolfe weaves Shakespeare's words, historical research, and dramatic spark to transform into four Shakespearean characters.
Finishing with I Was A Teenage She-Devil (Musicals) Feuille Dooley Productions.
Pushed over the edge by the popular kids at school, four-eyed wallflower Nancy Miller cries to the heavens for help! But it's Satan who answers her call and transforms her into a vengeful sex-bomb rocker.
Some returning favorites to look out for are; 1 Moment In Time - Sean Alexander's magic show like no other! Read more about the incredible show 1 Moment In Time here. Multi-Award Winner Frankie Mack is back with his entertaining one-man show. If you are a big fan of Murder She Wrote, check out Australian Tim Benzie's Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote.
What stellar performances will you go and see this year at theSpaceUK part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
For more information and to book ticket's please visit: www.thespaceuk.com