Edinburgh Fringe

Protests at the Vuelta Ciclista a Espana, on September 3, 2025, in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country.

September 4, 2025, 4:00 pm

OPINION: The safety dance – when ‘Security concerns’ means ‘Keep Jews out’

Both Israelis and diaspora Jews are increasingly finding "security concerns" are being used as an excuse to shut them out of venues or events

By Daniel Sugarman

Marcus Freed in his one-man show Marcus is Alive

August 5, 2025, 6:24 am

If you’re heading to Edinburgh this month…

Marcus is Alive is a captivating and hilarious one-man true-story show

By Poppy Shulman

August 4, 2025, 3:31 pm

The show WILL go on! Jewish comedian finds new venues for Edinburgh Fringe Act

Rachel Creeger, whose Ultimate Jewish Mother show was cancelled by one venue over claims that staff felt 'unsafe', has managed to find other locations to stage her performances

By Daniel Sugarman

July 30, 2025, 4:01 pm

Baddiel: Double standards in treatment of cancelled Jewish comedians

Author of 'Jews Don't Count' says Edinburgh Fringe venue's removal of shows by Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon shows 'reflex conflation of British Jews with Israel'

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 28, 2025, 11:49 am

SECOND Fringe venue drops Jewish comedian – with ‘Palestine’ given as excuse

Philip Simon told his views were in conflict with the venue, despite having 'never expressed support for anything other than freeing the hostages and finding a way for peace'

By Jewish News Reporter

July 28, 2025, 9:43 am

OPINION: ‘No one messes with OUR Jews’, the venue told me – then cancelled our shows

Comedian Rachel Creeger writes about how she and her comedy partner had their shows cancelled by an Edinburgh Fringe venue - and dissects the pretexts for that cancellation

By Rachel Creeger

July 24, 2025, 5:57 pm

Jewish comedians cancelled by Edinburgh Fringe venue due to ‘safety concerns’

Rachel Creeger and Phillip Simon were abruptly told last Friday that their bookings, at a venue they had used for many years, had been removed

By Jewish News Reporter

July 14, 2025, 4:18 pm

OPINION: Jews are not hiding at the Fringe

More than 50 Jewish acts are performing at Edinburgh Fringe

By Rachel Creeger

The cast of I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical

July 14, 2025, 4:07 pm

What to see at Edinburgh Fringe

A host of Jewish performers are heading to the Fringe and if you are too here’s our pick of what to see

By Louisa Walters

Dylan Corbett-Bader and Gemma Barnett as twins Dan and Lauren in Revenge: After the Levoyah

January 14, 2025, 5:02 pm

Revenge: After the Levoyah is ‘a love letter to Jewish Essex’ says writer Nick Cassenbaum

Satirical comedy about a heist garners five star reviews

By Jewish News Theatre Critic Poppy Shulman

Annabel Anisfeld in This Side of the House. Photo: @rachelfennerscamera

August 19, 2024, 9:43 pm

Formans owner’s play opens at Ed Fringe – directed by his daughter

Lance Anisfeld wrote This Side of the House after he was president of Cambridge Union Society

By Louisa Walters

Reginald D Hunter from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe magazine

August 18, 2024, 12:17 pm

OPINION: Why is the media ignoring Reginald Hunter’s antisemitic jibe?

Reporting on the comedian's anti-Israel remark and not his 'f****** Jews' comment feeds false claims that criticism of Israel is banned, writes Daniel Sugarman

By Daniel Sugarman

August 16, 2024, 9:24 am

Police probe report of hate incident at Reginald Hunter gig

The comedian's show at Edinburgh fringe has been widely condemned, prompting an expression of 'regret' from the performer

By Jewish News Reporter

Paul Currie (Instagram / @paulcurriecomedian)

August 14, 2024, 5:10 pm

Comedian says ‘Zionists’ shouldn’t attend his Edinburgh shows

Paul Currie was this year barred from performing again at Soho Theatre after being accused of hounding out an Israeli couple from a show there

By Jenni Frazer

August 13, 2024, 1:06 pm

Fringe comedian’s ‘joke’ drives couple from venue

Audience turns on Israelis at Edinburgh gig of Reginald D Hunter

By Sarah Miller

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