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A one-man performance, The Art of Storm-Whistling is a fantastical tale about a journey across the ocean to find a lost uncle, while encountering beings from legend and folklore along the way. The way it's told is so evocative and immersive, making it feel it's you yourself on the adventure surviving dangers and meeting mythical creatures. With an ending celebrating life as an adventure, The Art of Storm-Whistling is a must-see for fans of European folklore.

Featuring a plot involving a group of scientists experimenting with the titular elixirs, it basically leads to a group of buff boys doing death-defying stunts. But! As gasp-inducing as the acrobatics and tricks are, it's the personality and presentation that really makes this show, featuring impeccable comic timing. This is a comedy as much as it is a circus show, and it's phenomenal at being both. And yes, there is a moment where they dance to Thriller.

This started out normal. A musical comedy about the Pokémon Charizard, and the host's lifelong quest to find a rare holographic version of its card. But then he opened a single, sealed pack of cards and started going through the contents... and found a holographic Charizard. The show completely went off the rails from there, and the remainder of the show was watching him have a break down on stage which ended with everyone sing-screaming CHARIZARD. I was glad to have witnessed it.

Hosted by British comedian and historian Paul Coulter, he's basically the coolest, funnest history teacher you'll ever have. He tells us five stories in which people made sometimes small, sometimes colossal errors that changed the course of history. My favourite from this year's show was about a man who was catfished into thinking he was dating the queen of France. Told with incredible passion and enthusiasm, if you have an interest in history then this show comes highly recommended!

Hosted by Kevin Kopfstein, he shows off his collection of haunted objects (or hauntiques), each accompanied with chilling stories expertly told. The stories are all based in fact, though creative liberties are obviously taken. The magic itself is demonstrated with the help of these hauntiques, as Kopfstein explores witchcraft, spirit photography, and ghost visitations. Despite the brooding atmosphere, Kopfstein's priority is to entertain and dazzle the audience, which he accomplishes with ease.

So fun that it's a sin, Nun Slut is an absurd, extremely silly journey through religion. It's heavy on audience participation, but fearless performer Clair Robin makes sure from the beginning that she is the butt of the jokes (literally). She spends most of the show as an unhinged, horny nun and kept the audience in stitches using few words, with her actions and expressions doing more than any one-liners could. This is a rude, crude, lewd and super fun show that I highly recommend

A professionally run game of the social deduction classic Werewolves, try to survive as a human or kill them all as a werewolf. Even if you get knocked out early, it's fun watching the chaos unfold... especially when friends and family betray each other!

Performers re-enact a movie... that's been through a machine translator multiple times, making it hilarious nonsense. Guaranteed to be a good time if you see it on a night where they do a movie you enjoy (the schedule is on the event page).

Hosted by the charismatic Paul Dabek, this variety show consists of circus, comedy, magic, and... well, some acts which simply defy definition. Each performance has a fun London/English theme, bringing a lot of quirkiness with it. Fast-paced and energetic, this was simply some of the must fun we've had at the 2024 Fringe so far!

As soon as Wonderfully Terrible Things begins, Cirque Songstress unveils her two biggest assets: her powerful voice, and her fantastic song writing ability. She is full of sharp, piercing wit and kept us laughing and mesmerised, though she's not for the faint of heart. It's not all songs, though! She's also a fantastic aerial artist, hence her name. What's even more impressive is that she effortlessly continues to sing while flying through the air. Fantastic show!