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Edinburgh Festival Fringe is underway and Assembly Festival is at the epicentre of it all, brimming with world-class comedy, gravity defying stunts and marvellous music.
Assembly Festival’s 2025 lineup is an array of creativity, and these top-rated shows are the ones that everyone is buzzing about. Grab your programme and prepare to be dazzled as we dive into the must-sees that are lighting up the Assembly stages.
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31-Jul: The Greatest Magic Show, One4Review | Book Tickets
31-Jul: Virtuoso, The Real Chrisparkle | Book Tickets
1-Aug: Jess Robinson: Your Song, Broadway World | Book Tickets
1-Aug: Monsterrrr! with Trygve Wakenshaw, One4Review | Book Tickets
1-Aug: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, Richard's Theatre Reviews | Book Tickets
1-Aug: CVNT, British Theatre Guide | Book Tickets
2-Aug: By a Thread, One4Review | Book Tickets
2-Aug: Shake Rag Hollow, Bouquets & Brickbats | Book Tickets
2 Aug: Taiwan Season: Trace of Belief, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
3-Aug: Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?, Entertainment Now | Book Tickets
3-Aug: The Greatest Magic Show, Entertainment Now | Book Tickets
3 Aug: All Fired Up: an 80's Mixtape Musical, Brig Newspaper | Book Tickets
3 Aug: The Other Mozart, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
3 Aug: Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
3 Aug: Swamplesque, A Young(ish) Perspective | Book Tickets
3 Aug: Footballers' Wives: The Musical, Musical Theatre Review | Book Tickets
3 Aug: Wodehouse in Wonderland, Dark Chat | Book Tickets
4-Aug: This Sh*t Happens All The Time, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
4-Aug: The Genesis, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Ohio, EdFest Magazine | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Tom Rosenthal: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am, One4Review | Book Tickets
4-Aug: HAMLET by New York Circus Project, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
4-Aug: These Mechanisms, EdFest Magazine | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Shamilton! The improvised Hip-Hop Musical, EdFest Magazine | Book Tickets
4-Aug: All Fired Up: an 80’s Mixtape Musical R & R Productions, One4Review | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Footballers' Wives: The Musical, The List | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Ohio, The Times | Book Tickets
4-Aug: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defense, Brig Newspaper | Book Tickets
4 Aug: Rob Auton (CAN); An Hour Long Story), DarkChat | Book Tickets
4 Aug: David O'Doherty: Highway to the David Zone, DarkChat | Book Tickets
4 Aug: Ben Pope: The Cut, DarkChat | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Out of the Blue, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
5 Aug: By A Thread, ThreeWeeks | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Betty Grumbles Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!t, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Odds Are, The Real Chrisparkle | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Animal Farm, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
5 Aug: The Box Show, Stage Door Joe | Book Tickets
5 Aug: 1457, The Boy at Rest, Musical Theatre Review | Book Tickets
5 Aug: The Other Mozart, Bouquets & Brickbats | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Live Manga, Stage Door Joe | Book Tickets
5 Aug: Voyeur / Samba and Love, Scottish Field | Book Tickets
5 Aug: 1457, The Boy at Rest, Scottish Field | Book Tickets
5 Aug: All Fired Up: an 80's Mixtape Musical, Love Books Tours | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Murder She Didn't Write, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Strangewife, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Ten Thousand Hours, Scottish Field | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Monsterrrr! with Trygve Wakenshaw, British Theatre Guide | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Footballers' Wives, One4Review | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Mojo and Jimmy: The Totally Awesome Magic Show, One4Review | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical, One4Review | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?, One4Review | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Ten Thousand Hours, Scottish Field | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Jess Robinson: Your Song, Edinburgh Reviews | Book Tickets
6 Aug: What's In The Kitchen, Brig Newspaper | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Alone, The Student | Book Tickets
6 Aug: Mark Vigeant: The Best Show, Daily Business Magazine | Book Tickets
7 Aug: Woody Fu: One Man John Wick, Starburst Magazine | Book Tickets
7 Aug: The Genesis, Edinburgh With Kids | Book Tickets
7 Aug: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, The Real Chrisparkle | Book Tickets
7 Aug: Footballers' Wives: The Musical, Brig News | Book Tickets
7 Aug: All Fired Up: an 80's Mixtape Musical, Edinburgh Festivals with Kids | Book Tickets
7 Aug: DIVA, Musical Theatre Review | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Monski Mouse's Baby Cabaret, Broadway World | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical, Edinburgh Festivals Mag | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Homo(sapien), Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Our Brothers in Cloth, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Alone, A Diary for Strangers | Book Tickets
8 Aug: DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Children Are Stinky, Edinburgh Reviews | Book Tickets
8 Aug: What ever happened to Harmony Banks?, Corr Blimey | Book Tickets
8 Aug: Messy Magic Adventure, Mix Up Theatre | Book Tickets
9 Aug: 1457, The Boy at Rest, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Ohio, Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Ohio, The Sunday Times | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Signor Baffo, Edinburgh Life with Kids | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Jason Byrne: Head in the Clouds, One4Review | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Circus the Show, Edinburgh Reviews | Book Tickets
9 Aug: 5 Mistakes That Changed History, The Recs | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Mojo and Jimmy: The Totally Awesome Magic Show, Stage Door Joe | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Jess Robinson: Your Song, Stage Door Show | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Frisky's Reshuffle, Roland's Substack | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Blandy, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Not Another Quiz Night, Get Your Coat's On | Book Tickets
9 Aug: Not Another Quiz Night, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Ten Thousand Hours, Stage Door Joe | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Inlet, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
10 Aug: The Bacchae, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Blandy, EdFringe Review | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Voyeur / Samba and Love, A Youngish Perspective | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Chris Grace: 27 Hours (Works in Progress), Starburst Magazine | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Footballers' Wives: The Musical, The Recs | Book Ticket
11 Aug: Wodehouse in Wonderland, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall, One4Review | Book Tickets
11 Aug: HAMLET by New York Circus Project, A Youngish Perspective | Book Tickets
10 Aug: Beats on Pointe, North West End | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Ten Thousand Hours, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Refuse, Ed Fest Mag | Book Tickets
11 Aug: 360 Allstars, North West End UK | Book Tickets
11 Aug: The Remarkable Ben Hart, One4Review | Book Tickets
11 Aug: The Genesis, One4Review | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Beats on Pointe, The QR | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Live Manga, The QR | Book Tickets
11 Aug: The Other Mozart, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Shantify, Edinburgh Life With Kids | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Raise the Barre, Edinburgh Life With Kids | Book Tickets
11 Aug: Ismael Loutfi: Heavenly Baba, ThreeWeeks | Book Tickets
12 Aug: Woody Fu: One Man John Wick, One4Review | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte, Edinburgh Festival Magazines | Book Tickets
13 Aug: 1457, The Boy at Rest, Scotts Gay Arts | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Wodehouse in Wonderland, Bookmarks and stages by Lou | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Taiwan Season: Whale, Where Are You Going?, Entertainment Now | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, North West End UK | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Raise the Barre, Scottish Field | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?, Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe | Book Tickets
13 Aug: Skank Sinatra, Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Two Pints, The QR | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Sugar, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Jason Byrne: Head in the Clouds, Midlothian View | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Messy Magic Adventure, Edinburgh Reviews | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Old God, The Skinny | Book Tickets
14 Aug: Police Cops, Edinburgh Reviews | Book Tickets
15 Aug: Come From Away, Theatre Reviews | Book Tickets
15 Aug: Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
15 Aug: Baby Wants Candy, One4Review | Book Tickets
15 Aug: Biff to the Future, Edinburgh Review | Book Tickets
15 Aug: Swamplesque, Brig Newspaper | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Ten Thousand Hours, Voice Mag | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Biff to the Future, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
16 Aug: The Bubble Show, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon, Starburst | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Do All The Things, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Murder She Didn't Write, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
16 Aug: Inlet, The Real Chrisparkle | Book Tickets
16 Aug: The Land of Beat, Edinburgh Guide | Book Tickets
17 Aug: Police Cops: The Original, Merv's Pick of the Fringe | Book Tickets
17 Aug: Odds Are, Edinburgh Guide | Book Tickets
17 Aug: Kate Dolan: The Critic, EdFringeReviews | Book Tickets
17 Aug: Signor Baffo, One4Review | Book Tickets
17 Aug: CLUB NVRLND, Voice Mag | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Rob Auton: Can, EdFringeReviews | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, EdFringeReviews | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Signor Baffo, Broadway World | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Come From Away, ScotsGay Arts | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Monsterrrr! With Trygve Wakenshaw | Edinburgh Festivals Magazine | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This, One4Review | Book Tickets
18 Aug: No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping), One4Review | Book Tickets
18 Aug: The Box Show, One4Review | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Agadez and Antonio Forcione: Queendoms Unplugged, UK Theatre | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Dancehall Blues, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
18 Aug: Sam Blythe: Method In My Madness, Speak The Speech | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Rosa Garland: Primal Bog, The Skinny | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Alone, London Theatre Doc | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Police Cops: The Original, Broadway Baby | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Jonah Non Grata, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
19 Aug: The Listies, Make Some Noise, Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Dangerous Goods, Theatre Weekly | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Agadez and Antonio Forcione: Queendoms Unplugged, Theatre and Art Review | Book Tickets
19 Aug: Madonna On The Rocks, Ed Fringe Review | Book Tickets
20 Aug: through warm temperatures, Binge Fringe | Book Tickets
20 Aug: Sam Blythe: Method in My Madness (A One-Man Hamlet), Get Your Coats On | Book Tickets
20 Aug: Couplet: Honey Honey Moon Moon, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine | Book Tickets
20 Aug: Come From Away, LondonTheatre1 | Book Tickets
20 Aug: Katie Pritchard: I Kiss The Magic, The Phoenix Remix | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Matt Winning: Solastalgia, Three Weeks | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Adults Only Magic Show, The Brig | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Club NVRLND, Musical Theatre Review | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Club NVRLND, West End Best Friend | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Robyn Reynolds: What Doesn't Kill You, Broadway World | Book Tickets
21 Aug: Frisky's Reshuffle, The Reviews Hub | Book Tickets
22 Aug: The Genesis, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Refuse, The Real Chrisparkle | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Lost Girls / At Bus Stops, AllEdinburghTheatre.com | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Laser Kiwi: Everybody Knows, one4review | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Police Cops, one4review | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!!, North West End UK | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Do All The Things, Three Weeks | Book Tickets
23 Aug: Guy Williams: If You Mildly Criticise Me I'll Say It's Cancel Culture An Turn To The Alt Right, Three Weeks | Book Tickets
24 Aug: Lost Girls / At Bus Stops, Mix-Up Theatre | Book Tickets
24 Aug: CVNT, Get The Chance | Book Tickets
24 Aug: Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour, London Theatre 1 | Book Tickets
24 Aug: Murder She Didn't Write, Ed Fringe Review | Book Tickets
Explore the full programme here.