Fringe acts: New scheme offering free tickets, exclusive ticket offers and local business discounts
If you love Edinburgh Festival Fringe, then you need to know about how to get the most from this year’s events with new Love the Fringe memberships which are now on sale.
It’s the best way to soak up the atmosphere and make sure that you don’t miss out on the huge choice of dazzling entertainment – with the best value membership programme ever.
The first collaboration between the Fringe’s biggest venues gives you access to exclusive event offers and discounts at Edinburgh’s most popular bars, restaurants and cafes.
The membership scheme also gives you access to free tickets*, so you can catch the hottest acts at this year’s festival – but with limited availability, buy now to make sure that you don’t miss out!
Read more about the scheme and get your membership at Lovethefringe.com
A Guide to Love the Fringe’s Hottest Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Shows
With Love the Fringe uniting the biggest Fringe venues under one exciting scheme, you can see five-star performances from all across the festival. Check out this list of Love the Fringe highlights to learn more about the hottest shows participating in the scheme that you can get the chance to see for free. And this is just the first in a series of hot recommendations … keep checking the website for more.
Theatre
An extinction-level comedy about heartbreak, revolution and surviving the apocalypse. ART Award Winner 2024
● Assembly
The tragi-comedy hit makes a triumphant return, performed by critically-acclaimed puppeteering duo Andy Manjuck and Dorothy James.
“Buoyant, mesmerizing, joy-inducing” (New York Times).
● Underbelly
This new, original Mexican musical makes its international debut, following a sold-out world premiere in Mexico City.
● ZOO
The Bardic Breakfasters are back! C’s sensational Shakespearience returns, for 33rd sell-out Fringe.
● C ARTS
Dance, physical theatre and circus
● C ARTS
Carpentry and circus collide. . . transporting the spectator into a unique DIY experience which has been performed over 100 times across nine countries.
● ZOO
Showcasing incredible acrobatics, vertiginous human pyramids, hand-to-hand combat and contortions all performed in a frenetic rhythm.
● Underbelly
A unique collaboration performance between the rising star of Australian dance and his mentor.
● Assembly
Comedy
“Hysterically hilarious woman who doesn’t take herself too seriously” Entertainment-Now.com
● Gilded Balloon
Established showcase of the best new comedic talent, with four rising stars performing each and every day.
● Just The Tonic
Winner – Director’s Choice Award, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2022 and winner of the 2024 Pinder Prize.
● Assembly
After three consecutive sold-out runs, Paul Black returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand new hour.
● Gilded Balloon
LGBTQ+
Step inside Club Fragilé for a cabaret-show-cum-wellness-journey all about loneliness.
● Pleasance
Following four sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, UK tours and a West End season, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever.
● Underbelly
After sell-out London runs, see this story of love, betrayal and skiing – where you are the jury.
● Pleasance
Love the Fringe made simple
So what’s included? Your membership gives you access to great deals, free tickets and discounts at bars and businesses across the city – what’s not to love? You also get exclusive Fringe performance discounts and discounted access to Scotsman.com online throughout August. You can find out more about the subscription tiers and memberships at Love the Fringe
Corporate memberships are also available for local businesses, with membership deals for them and their staff. To find out more, contact [email protected]
Don’t miss this exciting way to Love the Fringe for less – memberships start from £20 and are available to buy online now at www.lovethefringe.com
*Participating shows and venues only