Salty Brine: HOW STRANGE IT IS (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show)
Summerhall, 6-30 Aug (not 12, 17, 24), 21:30
NYC cabaret star Salty Brine stages a dialogue between Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Anne Frank’s Diary of A Young Girl, interspersed with his own teenage confessions.
House of Life
Underbelly, George Square, 5-30 Aug (not 17, 24), 21:45
Part rave, part religious sermon, House of Life is a raucous healing journey – and Fringe fave – delivered via the medium of cabaret. Be warned: there will be disco lights.
Reuben Kaye: Hard to Swallow
Assembly George Square Gardens, 6-29 Aug (not Sundays and Mondays), 20:00
Fresh off the Melbourne Fringe, Australia’s fierce cabaret firebrand Reuben Kaye returns to Edinburgh for a sharp political comedy enlivened by drag, original songs and lashings of charisma.
Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 7-29 Aug (not 17, 24), 19:20
A Weimar Republic-themed circus? It would be rude not to. Bernie Dieter comperes an outré evening of sword-swallowing, fire-breathing and contortionism putting a decidedly queer stamp on the Big Top.
Acid’s Reign
Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 Aug (not 12), 15:45
A climate activism-themed drag musical with a live band and performances from the likes of Victoria Scone and Gigi Zahir, Acid’s Reign encapsulates the experimental spirit of the Fringe at its best.
Liberace and Liza – A Tribute
Underbelly, Bristo Square, 5-30 Aug (not 18), 20:25
Ever wondered what it would be like to have Liberace and Liza Minnelli together on stage for the night? Liberace and Liza – A Tribute sets out to answer that question in flamboyant, fabulous style.