Today’s consensus
The best-reviewed shows at the Fringe, ranked
These are shows currently playing at the 2026 Fringe with scored reviews published this year. Archive reviews and preview selections no longer contribute to the ranking.
2026 reviews only · checked 12 August · early scores may move quickly as new notices arrive.
The 2026 Ledger
Showing 416 of 775 scored productions · 1750 linked notices · sorted by weighted score
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775shows indexed
1750review notices
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38 shows reached the default two-review threshold during this window.
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98 title discoveries produced a net change of 63 shows after corrected and merged records.
1 Hour of Insane Magic44 MinutesA Better MemoryA Clown's LullabyA Murder Mystery Musical - The Detective's DemiseAdam Riches: The CaptainAfter PartyAli Brice: This Is The Way We Brush Our TeethAlice Keys: Rocket FanAmnesiaAmy Annette: Say What You Like About MeAn Audience with Virginia Woolf: Writing One's MindAn Idiot's Guide to MurderAnnie Wobbler (Revisited)August McEachern: Be My FriendBaby BrainBaby EverythingBad BoyBad Magicians - Improv to Make You FeelBlissBrendan Scannell: The AbyssBumpoCameltonCarl Carzana THE Comedian Creative GeniusCricket & The FreebugsDan Rath: Help Me PleaseDracula: Lucy's DreamDragon TalesEvery Ghost Story EverEverybody's Got a BombExtra DryFlamenc Oh!!Furniture BoysGameplayGarry Starr: Classic PenguinsGrimm AFHeated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical ParodyHelicops 1: Find Your Wings!Hill and Jones Comedy CatastropheHole!Holmes/ShahI Think I'm Turning Japanese (I Really Think So, Not!)I'm Still Not That GirlINDY!Jacob Hatton: RuinsJody Kamali: This is My DadJules Oakes: FragileJulian Clary: Fully DilatedJust BlokesKanpur: 1857Kitty DaddyKristen Schaal: The Legend of Crystal ShellLaughing StockLet's Listen to Some of Lou Bega's Other Songs Together for an HourLisa! The Mona Lisa MusicalLorraine Hoodless: MeanMUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem MusicalMandy: Prince of DarknessMaxx Eddy: Bi Meets WorldOctopusOf Mice And MenOstrichOtherOther PeoplePaddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?ParkiesPaul Currie: REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASEPilate: The Lost GospelPolice Cops: The OriginalQuentin Blake's Mrs Armitage on WheelsSam Morrison: DUCKShaggersShamaniacShe/TheyShowstopper! The Kids ShowSilky in 'No, YOU'RE Poster Syndrome'SnowSoft SpotSpace In BetweenSpooky Dookie: Cool New Planet!!Strange Face: Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording... The Story ContinuesStruan Logan: Chaotic GoodSwan SongTaiwan Season: Birthday PartyTale of the Firebird – Concerto for Violin, Fire & Acrobatic OrchestraThe Duo: A Three-Person Magic ShowThe Frank Carson StoryThe Greatest Magic ShowThe Jolly FishermanThe Meeples: XXXThe SingerThis Little Thing of OursTom Evans: All You Weed Is LoveTurn This Sh*t OffTurn the Screw, Tickety-BooWhat Happens in the DarkWill & Noah: Dinner Dinner Chicken Winnerhame. teeth. CLUB.
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Coverage figures describe the latest full scan at 16 August 2026 at 11:11 BST; movers and new entries above cover the rolling 24-hour window.
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Editorial note. Scores are an informed consensus, not a substitute for criticism. Every listing links to its contributing reviews so readers can follow the argument, discover unfamiliar publications and make up their own minds.