Edinburgh Fringe Festival Roundup: 2025

Out of the 24 shows I saw at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, find out which shows triumphed, which performers stood out, and more!

Yes, We're Related at Big Belly at Underbelly Cowgate

Best Shows:

1. Yes, We're Related (Florence Lace-Evans)

   🌟Verdict’s Pick🌟

2. Don't Tell Dad About Diana (Hannah Power & Conor Murray)

   🌟Verdict’s Pick🌟

3. The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)) (Awkward Prods.)

4. Footballers' Wives: The Musical (Kath Gotts & Maureen Chadwick)

5. Ghost Light (Joanna Billington and Will Feasey)

Footballers' Wives: The Musical at the Music Hall at Assembly Rooms

Standout Performances:

• Florence Lace-Evans (Yes, We're Related)

• Hannah Power & Conor Murray (Don't Tell Dad About Diana)

• Ceili O’Connor (Footballers' Wives: The Musical)

Don't Tell Dad About Diana at Belly Dancer at Underbelly Cowgate

Most Potential:

• Vagabond Skies: with some expansion and recentering of the plot, this show has the potential to become a hit.

• Footballers' Wives: The Musical: this show is begging for an expanded plot and second act. It also deserves a much more substantial set, and all of these things can happen in a more commercial venue.

• Don't Tell Dad About Diana: I know this show would do well at an intimate venue in a more commercial setting, such as the SoHo Playhouse in New York.

The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)) at Beyond at Pleasance Courtyard

Favorite Venues:

• Big Yin at Gilded Balloon at the Patter House

• Pleasance One at Pleasance Courtyard

• Bedlam Theatre

That's it! To read all of my reviews of the shows mentioned here and many more that aren't, click on THIS LINK!