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 474 of 852 scored productions · 2070 linked notices · sorted by weighted score
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852shows indexed
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41 shows reached the default two-review threshold during this window.
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96 title discoveries produced a net change of 38 shows after corrected and merged records.
(2026 Greek Comedian of the Year) George Zacharopoulos: The Meaning of Life (Maybe)0 BC: Before Crisis44 MinutesA Clown's LullabyAbandoman: AfterglowAbbie Edwards: Knee TouchAfter PartyAlways, Sometimes, MaybeAm I Losing My Mind Or Just My Figure?An Audience with Virginia Woolf: Writing One's MindAnnie Wobbler (Revisited)Aoife Dunne: Good GriefBATSU!Bite Me ComedyBrendan Scannell: The AbyssBroadguessBull / FightBurger and a Pint: Treats for the SoulBurke'n'Hare: Let the Bodies Hit the FloorCollaboratorCricket & The FreebugsDelusions and GrandeurDetective HeartbreakDinner With the WolvesDom McGovern: Prize HogDracula: Lucy's DreamDragon TalesDune! The MusicalEIGHT: The One (Wo)Man Drag King Musical ParodyEd Gaughan: The EmperorEva PeroniEverybody's Got a BombFUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERTFrenchy: The InstigatorGameplayGarry Starr: Classic PenguinsGeoffrey Asmus: PatriautismGregor Fisher: An (Early) Evening With Gregor FisherHard PillHard to Swallow: Reuben KayeHigh Heels from the Big BootHole!Hudson Hughes: At Your ServiceI Almost Died for This?! (A love story. Sort of.)INDY!Improbotics Presents: Artificial RealityIn Butter (WIP)Jason Byrne: 30 Years ByrningJill's Tupperware PartyJonathan Rudge: Stay at Home SonKanpur: 1857Katie Norris: Mother SuccubusMAJENIN – A Palestinian Love StoryMan or BearMaxx Eddy: Bi Meets WorldMichelle Shocked: Bootleg This!Midsummer!Moment of Connection with a SmileMoth and Dog Are Dying to Get OutNo Hard FelixOf Mice And MenPadlocked!Paul HilleardPaul Savage: Comic, RelievedPhil Cooper: DeckchairPilate: The Lost GospelPlatformedQuentin Blake's Mrs Armitage on WheelsRichard Pulsford: Gold Fashioned JokesSANDSean MorleySeymour Mace Is Covered In Stickers!ShamaniacShamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop MusicalShoot From The HipSnowSoft SpotSpace In BetweenSplash Test Dummies CircusTaiwan Season: Birthday PartyTale of the Firebird – Concerto for Violin, Fire & Acrobatic OrchestraTed Hill: PowerPoindexterThank You for the MuesliThe Jolly FishermanThe Last Funny WomanThe PastThe Pigeon FactoryThe PlotThe SingerThird PartyTom Little in His Comfort ZoneTwonkey's Soft December Night in TallahasseeWiener BeaconYou Are What You EatYou and Me (and Whoever Comes Next)Your Choice Amanda Royce
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