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Edinburgh Festival Comedy: A Work in Progress with Eryn Tett

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‘Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience’ At Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Following her debut show, ‘Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience’ (RVK Festival ‘Funny Fringe Award’ winner/British Comedy Guide’s Top 40 Comedy Shows of 2022), Eryn Tett is developing her next hour: an experimental, immersive comedy packed with her uniquely off-kilter perspective and trademark offbeat jokes.

Expect facts, ceremonies, and a non-stop handshake that may or may not evolve into everyone making out (that’s up to you). All of it is made possible by a not-at-all ominous megacorporation that’s changing the world (for the better).

Born and raised in Singapore, Eryn moved to the UK to pursue comedy. After making her mark on the competition circuit with her distinctive style, she was diagnosed as autistic — a discovery that both validates and celebrates her offkilter perspective, and allowed access to nurturing environments where she has truly thrived.

She was recently featured on U&DAVE’s Rosie Jones’ Disability
Extravaganza and hired as a writer on the CBBC/RTE show Pablo (an autistic-led children’s animation). Her comedy has taken her to New Zealand, New York, and Iceland, but her true new home is Manchester — the headquarters of the greatest megacorporation on Earth: The Global Megacorp Institute of Manchester (GMIM)

GMIM holds the secret to financial bliss, community loyalty, and changing your life (for the better). The benevolent GMIM CEO has revealed the truth: on December 15, 2027, the global economy will crash, and GMIM coin will take over. Now is the time to invest in yourself and your future before it’s too late.

Known for her strange and sharp one-liners, Eryn Tett’s clowning and play take centre stage in this new work-in-progress: a genre-bending, reality-warping immersive satire of cults, comedy today, and the commodification of human connection.

The show took home the Cork Fringe Favourite Award at the RVK Fringe this year and continues to evolve under the generous sponsorship of the Global Megacorp Institute of Manchester: Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Every. Single. Day.

ERYN TETT

As seen on U&DAVE, BBC3, CH4 Playgrounds
**** Mumblecomedy **** The Wee Review
**** Funny Women **** Neurodiverse Review
RVK Fringe: ‘Cork Fringe Favourite’ 2025 WINNER
RVK Fringe: ‘Funny of the Fringe’ 2023 WINNER
Neurodiverse Review ‘Actually Autistic Excellence Award’ 2022

SHORTLIST
British Comedy Guide’s ‘TOP 40 SHOWS OF 2022’
The Times + The Guardian’s 2022 BEST JOKES OF THE FRINGE
Greater Manchester Fringe ‘Best Show’ 2022 NOMINEE
Chortle’s ‘Comedy ones to watch 2022’ SHOUTOUT
Cherry Comedy Breakout Act of the Year 2020 WINNER
Funny Women Awards 2020 2ND PLACE
Mister Tibbs Film Fund 2025 FINALIST
Girls in Film X Inclusivity Films 2025 LONGLIST
5050/Fulwell 73 Comedy Shorts Comp October 2021 WINNER
Funny Women Comedy Shorts 2020/2021/2022 SHORTLIST

Title of Show: Eryn Tett is Sponsored by the Global Megacorp
Institute of Manchester (WIP)
Venue: Laughing Horse Free Fringe-The Snug @ Bar50
Time: 3.45pm
Dates: 13TH – 17th August

“Chaotically bonkers…truly one-of-a-kind comedic experience” Blizzard Comedy

“Compulsive viewing of the highest order” –Mumblecomedy

“Memorable, distinctive new voice” –The Telegraph

“Absurd and original jokes…so much originality and commitment to innovation” –Funny Women

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Candice Fox, Cheers, Mom! Eulogy for a Living Parent

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NYC-based writer, filmmaker and performer Candice Fox is bringing her show, Cheers, Mom! Eulogy For a Living Parent to the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Following themes from much of her work exploring addiction, family dynamics and the complexities of human relationships, Cheers, Mom! is a wild, hilarious solo show about grief, love and mommy issues. Fox dives into the chaos of loss and a complex mother-daughter saga, blending raw storytelling with striking visuals. 

She examines grief in its messy glory, awkward moments and accidental wisdom, navigating the strange ways we stumble forward. This show isn’t just about death, it’s about mourning someone still alive, dealing with estrangement and how addiction distorts family history. Deeply intimate, darkly funny, Cheers, Mom! Is cathartic, relatable and unexpected. You’ll laugh, cry and probably text your mom something unhinged afterward!

Candice Fox, Writer/Performer: 

Candice Fox is a writer, filmmaker, and performer based in New York City. Her films have screened at international festivals including the New York Movie Awards and Paris Film Awards, and her essays appear on Medium’s leading mental health platform, Invisible Illness. In addition to publishing the poetry collection Mental Maps, she is also currently working on a feature-length documentary exploring a personal and life-altering trauma. 

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Preston Mui, Director:

Preston is a multidisciplinary performer who has been on Broadway in Hamilton since 2019, bringing nearly 30 years of experience in dance, acting, and stagecraft. Raised in San Francisco, he trained in singing, martial arts, and dance from a young age, studying at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. His career spans TV, film, live stage, and 360 video, with performance credits alongside icons like Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, and John Legend. Preston’s work blends music, movement, and visual storytelling to create deeply immersive experiences.

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Reed Luplau, Movement Direction: 

Reed Luplau is an Australian-born dancer, choreographer, and performer whose career spans Broadway, film, opera, and contemporary dance. He has performed with renowned companies like Sydney Dance Company and Stephen Petronio Company, and appeared in Broadway productions including Moulin Rouge!, The Great Comet of 1812, and Fiddler on the Roof. Reed’s choreographic work includes Head Over Heels, Broadway Bares, and an ASL production of Spring Awakening. He is currently the co-creator and director of When We Touch, a dance narrative exploring a mother-son relationship under a repressive regime.

Tickets and Info

WHEN: August 1-17 at 13:30 (no show the 4th or 11th)

WHERE: C Venues – Aquila Studio

Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh

“Brutally honest – razor-sharp – and laugh-through-your-tears funny.” – Theatre Beyond Broadway

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Acclaimed South African One-Man Play Beggared in S.A. Makes International Premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Following a powerful premiere in Cape Town and widespread acclaim at South
Africa’s National Arts Festival, the gripping solo play Beggared in S.A. now makes its international
debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Based on a true story and written by the beggar himself, Stewart Clarke, this raw and redemptive work was shaped over three years in a workshop environment with director Gideon DeWet.
Performed by South African actor Sean Higgs, the play is a searing portrayal of one man’s fall from privilege–and his transformation through the spirit of Ubuntu.

Once a white South African raised with every advantage, Clarke’s life collapses. Homeless and destitute, he takes to the streets with a cardboard sign. But hope arrives from the most unexpected place: a township shack and the poor, black South Africans who offer him more humanity than the world he once ruled. Their belief in Ubuntu–the philosophy of “I am because we are”–rebuilds him from the inside out.

“This is the story of a man who lost everything–except his soul. And maybe that was the point.” –
Sean Higgs

Performed with unflinching honesty, dark humour, and deep compassion, Beggared in S.A. is a 60-minute solo tour de force that invites audiences to question what we truly value–and who we become when the masks fall away.

A once-privileged white man loses everything in post-apartheid South Africa–and finds redemption
in the townships through Ubuntu. Based on a true story. Written by the beggar himself. Raw, funny,
haunting. Performed by Sean Higgs. Directed by Gideon DeWet

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Gideon DeWet

I bumped into Stewart Clark, a former ballet dancer and hairdresser, and he told me he was living on the street and begging by the robot (traffic light).
I told him to write it all down as I could not help him financially. He did and I spent the next two years editing and directing Stewart in the play.
After 3 performances and 2 fundraisers that raised enough money for his cataract operation, Stewart developed epilepsy and did not want to go on a stage again.

I then approached Sean Higgs to take the part of The Beggar.
Previously we met at the University of Cape Town Drama School in 1984 and have done a lot of theatre work thereafter.
We rehearsed for 6 months via Whatsapp until Sean came to South Africa and we had 2 weeks of face-to-face rehearsals before opening Beggared in Sa at The Masque Theatre. So far, a total of 19 performances in 7 venues in Cape Town and in the Eastern Cape, including the National Arts Festival, formerly known as the Grahamstown Festival.

Review: Beggared in SA, heart warming and moving play
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Julián Fontalvo Returns To The Edinburgh Fringe For The Third Time!

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Julián Fontalvo Presents THE IMITATOR

Winner–United Solo Theatre Festival, New York, Best International Show 2024

Music and songs are the key elements that trigger Julian‘s memories, and set him off on a journey back to his childhood in South America where he discovers his passion for music and his gift for imitating voices. From there, he faces struggles in New York and Europe as he pursues his dream of becoming an artist.

Singer/actor Julián Fontalvo portrays different characters that play a part in his story and imitates 70 artists such as Sting, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner.

Julián Fontalvo returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time with his acclaimed show The Imitator, this time at a new venue: Assembly Checkpoint.

He previously performed in New York at the United Solo Festival, the world’s largest solo theatre festival, where he was awarded Best International Show.

Additionally, Julián has presented the show over seven seasons in Madrid and at the prestigious Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, as well as during two previous editions of the Fringe.

An international showman, he has appeared in over 60 cities across 23 countries, performing for celebrities such as Michael Douglas and Anne Hathaway.

He has been cast in Spanish productions of We Will Rock You, Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Avenue Q.

He is also highly sought after for exclusive corporate and private events; he even had the honor of being the sole performer at tennis champion Rafa Nadal’s wedding, at the personal request of the sportsman

“Outstanding show.”★★★★★Patricia Silver-FringeReview.co.ok

“A brilliant and uncanny impersonator of all the great singers. He brings a hundred characters with him.”★★★★★Roger Taylor, Queen

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Dial 1 for UK – Debut Show at Edinburgh Fringe (1–9 Aug)

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Mohit Mathur’s Debut Show “Dial 1 for UK” Makes It To Edinburgh Fringe 2025

Mohit Mathur, the London-based Indian actor and theatre maker will be premiering his debut show Dial 1 for UK, running at the Edinburgh Fringe from 1st to 9th August.

The piece follows an undocumented migrant worker in India who becomes obsessed with coming to the UK after working in a call centre handling British customer service processes. It’s part autobiographical, part fiction, a story about migration and belonging.

The show was developed through Vital Xposure’s 2024 writing programme for Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists, and supported by the Keep It Fringe grant from the Fringe Society. It was directed by Phil Willmott.

Here are the key details:
Dates: 1st–9th August
Time: 11:30am
Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court (Pickle Studio)
Running time: 50 minutes
Tickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/dial-1-for-uk
Capacity: 22 seats (a small and intimate space)