by Mark Fisher
"Every single page of this book is enhanced by Mark Fisher’s lifelong enthusiasm for, and commitment to, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the greatest arts festival in the world."
Kath M Mainland
Chief executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, The MsFits, on tour, Mar 11–Feb 25
White, Catherine Wheels, on tour, Oct 13–June
Kin, Donna Rutherford, on tour, until Feb 25
ANA, Stellar Quines, on tour, Nov 22–Mar 24
Beautiful Burnout, NTS, on tour, Jan 18–Mar 18
Midsummer, Traverse, on tour, Jan 19–Apr 29
Count Me In, NTS, on tour, throughout 2012
Love Letters to the Public Transport System, NTS, on tour, throughout 2012
Mr Write, NTS, on tour, throughout 2012
![]() Gavin Mitchell in The Infamous Brothers Davenport |
The Infamous Brothers Davenport, Royal Lyceum/Vox Motus, on tour, Jan 19–Feb 25
The Captain's Collection, Dogstar, on tour, Jan 24–May
Singin' I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim, Goldfish, on tour Jan 31–May 5
![]() An Appointment with The Wicker Man Pic: Eoin Carey |
Barflies, Grid Iron, on tour, Feb 6–Mar 24
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Perth Theatre, Feb 10–25
Mwana, Ankur/Tron, on tour, Feb 10–25
Passing Through, Peapod, on tour, Feb 10–Mar 4
Hand Me Down, Glas(s) Performance, on tour Feb 11–May 5
![]() Random Accomplice's Double Nugget |
Double Nugget (Mary Masacre/Seven Year Itch), Random Accomplice, on tour, Feb 14–Mar 10
Of Mice and Men, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Feb 17–Mar 17
The Attic, Starcatchers, on tour, Feb 18–Mar 17
Serov’s People, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Feb 20–25
An Appointment with The Wicker Man, NTS, on tour, Feb 21–Mar 24
Steel Magnolias, Dundee Rep, Feb 22–Mar 10
Flek, Arches, Glasgow, Feb 26
The Jean-Jacques Rousseau Show, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Feb 27–Mar 3
Real Men Dream in Black and White, NTS, on tour, Feb 27–Mar 16
Waterproof/From Paisley to Paulo, Mull Theatre/A Play, a Pie and a Pint, on tour, Mar 1–Apr 21
The Man who Lived Twice, Birds of Paradise, on tour, Mar
Stick Granny on the Roof-Rack, The MsFits, on tour, Mar–
Betrayal, Citizens, Glasgow, Mar 2–24
Plume, Tron, Glasgow Mar 2–17
Bike Boom, Fish and Game, on tour, Mar 3–8
Rolls in their Pockets, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mar 5–10
Zorro, Visible Fictions, Mar 5–Jun 3
Goddess, Strange Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Mar 8–10
The Matchmaker, Splinters, on tour, Mar 10
Facegone, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mar 12–17
Behaviour, Arches, Glasgow, Mar 14–Apr 29
Buzzcut, Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, Glasgow, Mar 14–18
Antigone, Lung Ha's, Traverse, Edinburgh, Mar 15–17
Moonlight and Magnolias, Perth Theatre, Mar 16–31
Slice, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mar 19–24
The Steamie, on tour, Mar 21–May 19
If These Spasms Could Speak, Robert Softley, Arches, Glasgow, Mar 22–25
The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Mar 23–Apr 14
Funnybones, Puppet Lab, on tour, Mar 24
The Last Great Dictator, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Mar 26–31
Reasons to Dance, NTS, City Nightclub, Falkirk Mar 27–31
Talent Night in the Fly Room, Traverse, Edinburgh Mar 29
![]() The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart by David Greig Pic: Drew Farrell |
Cold Turkey at Nana’s, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Apr 2–9
Hairy Maclary and Friends, Nonsenseroom, on tour, Apr 2–Nov 3
A Play A Peh & A Pint: Forfeit, Dundee Rep, Apr 3–7
For Once, Traverse, Edinburgh, Apr 4–14
A Play A Peh & A Pint: Spirit of Adventure, Dundee Rep, Apr 7–11
Forfeit, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Apr 9–14
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, NTS, on tour, Apr 10–Jun 1
The Silence of Bees, Stef Smith, Arches at Lush, Glasgow Apr 12–14
One Day in Spring, NTS/A Play, a Pie and a Pint, on tour, Apr 16–Jun 2
Would you Please Look at the Camera, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Apr 16–21
Beats, Arches, on tour, Apr 17–28
Thatcher's Children, Arches, on tour, Apr 17–28
The Making Of . . ., NTS/GI, Tramway, Glasgow, Apr 20–22
King Lear, Citizens, Glasgow, Apr 20–May 12
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, Apr 20–May 12
Interiors, Vanishing Point, on tour, Apr 20–22
Passing Places, NLP, on tour, Apr 20–May 13
Dear Glasgow, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Apr 23–28
Further than the Furthest Thing, Dundee Rep, Apr 24–May 5
Fatherland, Motherland, Nic Green, Arches, Glasgow, Apr 25–27
Hadda and Hassan Lechliches!, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Apr 30–May 5
![]() Maureen Beattie in Abi Morgan's 27 for the NTS Pic: Richard Campbell |
Scota-land, Mull Theatre, on tour, May–Oct
Kidnappped, Cumbernauld Theatre, on tour, May
Damascus Alleppo, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, May 7–12
Imaginate, Edinburgh, May 7–14
The Last Polar Bears, NTS, on tour, May 8–
Sleeping Beauty Insomnia, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, May 14–19
Little Shop of Horrors, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, May 18–Oct 13
One Day in Spring, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, May 21–26
27, NTS, on tour, May 17–Jun 10
The 39 Steps, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, May 24–Oct 13
Sweet Dreams, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, May 28–Jun 2
Rope, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, May 31–Oct 12
Krapp's Last Tape/Footfalls, Citizens, Glasgow, May 30–Jun 2
![]() Alan Cumming stars in a one-man Macbeth for the NTS Pic: Colin Hattersley |
The Brothers' Keeper, A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Jun 2–7
The Tempest, Dundee Rep, Jun 6–23
Macbeth, NTS, Tramway, Glasgow Jun 14–30
Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Arches, Glasgow, Jun 27–29
Communicating Doors, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Jul 5–Oct 11
Surge, Arches, Glasgow, Jul 16–29
Crossing the Lines: Adventures of a Textual Nature, Arches, Glasgow, Aug 1
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Aug 3–27
Edinburgh International Festival, Aug 10–Sep 2
Dear Brutus, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Aug 9–Oct 10
McLellan Arts Festival, Aran, Aug 31–Sep 9
The Man Who Had All the Luck, Mull Theatre/Sell-a-Door, On tour Sep-Nov
The Monster in the Hall, NTS/Citizens, on tour Sep-
Yellow Moon, NTS/Citizens, on tour Sep-
My Shrinking Life, NTS, on tour, Sep 8–Oct 6
The Guid Sisters, NTS/Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Sep
The Cone Gatherers, Aberdeen Performing Arts, on tour, Sep 14–Oct 27
![]() Des Dillon's Six Black Candles |
Arsenic and Old Lace, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Oct 3–Nov 3
Six Black Candles, Goldfish Theatre, Pavilion, Glasgow, Oct 10–13
Lifeguard, NTS, Govanhill Baths, Oct 5–27
Dragon, NTS/Vox Motus, on tour Oct 15–Nov 17
Glasgow Girls, NTS/Theatre Royal Stratford East/Pachamama/Citizens/Merrigong, Citizens, Glasgow, Oct 31–Nov 17
The Ladies Like a Right Guid Laugh, Goldfish, Cottiers, Glasgow, Nov
The Wizard of Never Was, Pavilion, Glasgow Nov 28–Jan 19
Cinderella, King's Theatre, Glasgow Nov 30–Jan 6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Dec 1–Jan 6
Mother Goose, King's Theatre, Edinburgh Dec 1–Jan 20
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