Karen and Katy Koren are delighted to announce the first shows from this year’s Teviot Fringe season to go on sale. They include brand new plays from BAFTA Award-winning Jack Docherty (Nothing But) and Nigel Miles-Thomas & Michael Roy Andrew (The Return of Sherlock Holmes), Comedy from Shappi Khorsandi, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Jay Lafferty, a cutting-edge Magic show from Kevin Quantum, and Spontaneous Potter an improvised comedy play inspired by JK Rowling’s much-loved books.
Festival favourite Fred MacAulay will be back every Sunday with his hugely popular chat show, Fred MacAulay in Conversation and the jewel in Gilded Balloon’s crown – So You Think You Are Funny? – will make a triumphant return to Teviot for a live Grand Final in front of an audience on 26th August.
Gilded Balloon and Padlox Escape Rooms are also extremely excited to announce the latest edition of Search Party Edinburgh, their addictively popular treasure hunt which will run until 29th August.
A further great selection shows are due to be added to the season in the coming days including those from Glenn Wool, Esther Manito, Just These Please, Finlay Christie & Mamoun, Rob Rouse and Rich Wilson.
All tickets are available here: GildedBalloon.co.uk/tickets
Gilded Balloon Teviot Show Setails:
JACK DOCHERTY:
NOTHING BUT
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar (Venue 14)
Dates:11th to 29th August (not 15th or 26th)
Time:7.00pm (8.00pm)
Jack Docherty, the BAFTA award winning star of Scot Squad and Absolutely, one of Scotland’s favourite comic performers, returns to the festival with a tender, playful, darkly comic tale, where he grapples with lost youth, infatuation, fatherhood, sex, secrets and truth. A love letter to Edinburgh, the Fringe and summer rain.
“A HUGELY TALENTED COMIC PERFORMER” Sunday Times
SHAPPI KHORSANDI:
IT WAS THE 90s! (WIP)
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar (Venue 14)
Dates:5th to 10th August (not ?)
Time:7.00pm (8.00pm)
Ah, the 90s! The decade that Shaparak was in her twenties and 'ladette' culture ruled the school. When there was nothing to be done but party, and Shaparak raced around London with hope in her heart, a tenner in her pocket and spare knickers in her handbag. In those days, 'mindfulness' was making sure you had enough money for the night bus and 'self care' was taking flat shoes out with you. A show about how 90s kids now look to young people to learn how to take care of ourselves.
★★★★Scotsman
JAY LAFFERTY:
BLETHER
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Dining Room (Venue 14)
Dates:5th to 29th August (not 9th & 10th)
Time:6.30pm (7.30pm)
Jay switches off zoom, changes out of her lounge wear, and prepares to say something more than “cheers Amazon man”. It’s been a year and half and we all have some catching up to do. After the stunning success of 2019's show Jammy (now a BBC Radio Scotland Series) Lafferty returns.
“ENGAGES HER AUDIENCE WITH SUCH PLAYFULNESS AND GENUINE CURIOSITY WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CLING TO HER EVERY WORD”★★★★★EdFest Magazine
FRED MACAULAY:
IN CONVERSATION
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar (Venue 14)
Dates:8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th August
Time:3.00pm (4.00pm)
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland's best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show. Joining Fred each day will be stars from the worlds of sport, entertainment, business and politics – the colourful characters he has encountered along the way in his illustrious 30-year career. Featuring different guests every day, including returning favourites from 2017-19.
“BRILLIANTLY SURREAL COMEDY” Scotsman
KEVIN QUANTUM:
EYES OPEN EYES SHUT
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar (Venue 14)
Dates:5th to 28th August (not 8th, 15th, 22nd)
Time:3.00pm (4.00pm)
From the Britain’s Got Talent 2020 semi-finalist, trained by Penn & Teller, Edinburgh Fringe Sell-out. Gain a unique insight into deception. Never has an audience been given so much control over how they view/enjoy/observe a magic show. Enjoy all the tricks that are and ever were in 90 minutes.
You won’t watch magic the same way again.
“ASTONISHING”★★★★★Evening News
SPONTANEOUS POTTER
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar (Venue 14)
Dates:22nd to 29th August
Time:5.00pm (6.00pm)
An entirely improvised wizarding comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. With live musical accompaniment!
Previous titles include:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce
Harry Potter and the Neville Wears Prada
Harry Potter and the Rise of the Planet of the Snapes
Harry Potter and the Struggle for a Decent Mortgage in This Economy
“PERFECT FOR POTTERHEADS AND MUGGLES”★★★★★Edinburgh Guide
CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR BOYD:
OH NO (WIP)
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Dining Room (Venue 14)
Dates:13th to 29th August
Time:6.30pm (7.30pm)
A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy. Guaranteed to include jokes about sex, drugs, and pasta. As seen on BBC Scotland’s Up For It and The Comedy Underground.
Live support for Kevin Bridges, Jason Manford and Russell Kane. Winner of Best Breakthrough Act at the Scottish Comedy Awards
“GENIUS WRITING” ★★★★★The List
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – Dining Room (Venue 14)
Dates:5th to 29th August
Time:2.20pm (3.20pm)
1894. Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty vanished into the abyss of The Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But with the murder of society card player Ronald Adair and the resurgence of the Moriarty syndicate, the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.
Nigel Miles-Thomas (Holmes) and Michael Roy Andrew (Watson) return after their critical success with Of Mice and Men in 2019.
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY?
STREAMED SEMIS AND STREAMED & LIVE GRAND FINAL
Streamed Semi-finals – 9th to 14th August (1.5 hours)
Streamed Grand Final & Grand Final (in person) –
Venue:Gilded Balloon Teviot – ? (Venue 14)
Dates:26th August
Time:7.30pm (10.00pm)
Gilded Balloon are delighted to be bringing the UK’s longest running comedy newcomer competition back for its 33rd year! After a one-year hiatus, the So You Think You’re Funny? competition has been taking place online for the first time. After over 30 online regional heats, join us on for the semi-finals on 9-14th August and on Thursday 26th of August for the Grand Final of So You Think You're Funny 2021!
The event will be live streamed in partnership with NextUp Comedy.
SEARCH PARTY:
EDINBURGH
Available to play until 29th August
Time:Any time of day
Register:www.searchpartyedinburgh.co.uk
Get ready for an extraordinary interactive adventure taking you through the stunning streets of Edinburgh’s magical city centre. You and your teammates will learn about some of the city’s most iconic landmarks and locations whilst finding clues, playing games and solving puzzles in order to complete the mission at hand. Can you track down Edinburgh’s long lost spirit animal, known affectionately as “The Reekie Beastie”?
Escape room meets walking tour, Search Party Edinburgh is both educational and (more importantly) SO MUCH FUN! Searchers assembled at Bristo Square in Edinburgh? Smarty pants on? Let’s go!
“A PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO THE ISOLATION OF LOCKDOWN” ★★★★Scotsman
