Assembly Checkpoint is Fringe's premier venue for cabaret, music and more. The venue is located inside an old church and exudes warmth and charm, with a bar inside the venue upstairs and further refreshment options in the bar below.


Winner – United Solo Theatre Festival, New York, Best International Show 2024. Music is the key that triggers Julian's memories in The Imitator. Songs that were once important in his life set him off on a journey back to his childhood in South America, where he discovers his passion for music. From there, he faces struggles in New York and Europe as he pursues his dream of becoming an artist. Singer/actor Julian Fontalvo portrays different characters that play a part in his story and imitates 70 artists such as Sting, Bob Marley, Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner.

The Imitator

Welcome to NVRLND, where the party goes straight on till morning, featuring the biggest 2000s anthems: Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and more! Wendy's about to get married, but one night in NVRLND changes everything. Reuniting with Peter Pan, she's thrown back into a world of intoxicating fun and reckless adventure. But can youth really last forever? Or does growing up offer its own magic? With book by Olivier Award nominee Jack Holden (Cruise, KENREX), Club NVRLND is an irreverent, high-energy, nostalgia-fuelled immersive party where happy thoughts abound, drinks flow, and the night is always young.

Club NVRLND

Theatrical, outrageous, silly and sexy, Tomáš Kantor's award-winning debut is about Sugar – a gender-queer twink who discovers there's money to be made from transactional relationships (though their primary source of information is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman). What could go wrong? Australian superstar-in-the-making Tomáš sings everything from Kylie to Gaga to Chappell Roan in this show about luxury, power and being paid to have sex on a grand piano, written by Fringe First Award-winning playwright Ro Bright. 'Cabaret Veterans might feel as if they're witnessing a baby Meow Meow or Paul Capsis' (Age).

Sugar

From the award-winning idiots behind Enter The Dragons and Witch Hunt, A and E Comedy bring you their brand new show, Do All The Things. With a playful interactive twist, this isn't just a show, it's an invitation to get involved, dose up on dopamine and soak up the serotonin. Part cabaret, part game show, part house party, Do All The Things is a celebration of commonality, an ode to the absurd and, at its heart, a joyous middle finger to despair and disconnection. With big prizes.

Do All The Things

Why toddle when you can dance? Join this must-do, award-winning, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun. Expect high-energy smiling to retro beats and thumping nursery rhymes. Best of Kids Weekly Award Winner, Adelaide Fringe 2024. Best of Kids Award Nominee, Sydney Fringe 2022. Sold Out Season Edinburgh Fringe 2022, 2023, 2024.  'Best. Time. Ever.' ***** (FamiliesOnline.co.uk). 'Deserves all the praise' ***** (One4Review.co.uk). 'This is what the experts meant when they said spend quality time together' ***** (GlamAdelaide.com.au). 'Tune after tune perfectly chosen for the youngsters' ***** (Edinburgh Evening News).

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

My Marlene, a one-Dietrich show dives into the contradictions that made Dietrich a legend: a selfless war hero, an elegant housefrau in tuxedo tails, a romantic with a parade of lovers and a gender-fluid icon who wore masculinity and femininity interchangeably – both on and off screen. This immersive, confessional theatre experience transforms the audience into the allied soldiers Marlene Dietrich entertained in World War II as an act of defiance against Nazism. With confessional storytelling, Weimar cabaret flair and songs full of bite and beauty, it's a celebration of resistance that feels more urgent than ever.

My Marlene

Connor Burns is being funny for foodbanks with a show dedicated to supporting Edinburgh Food Project. Edinburgh native and winner of the 2024 Fringe Encore Series for his show 1994, Connor will perform a hilarious hour alongside several of his funniest friends. Don't miss this chance to enjoy top Scottish comedy while helping local foodbanks. All proceeds after production costs will go to Edinburgh Food Project, which runs seven foodbanks in the city. Charity number SC043220. Have a laugh and make a real difference to people in Edinburgh.

Connor Burns and Friends: Fringe Benefit, a Foodbank Fundraiser

BAFTA-winning provocateur Alison Jackson brings her wild celebrity lookalike competition and behind-the-scenes exposé Faking Famous to Edinburgh Fringe, with live castings, makeovers, scandalous backstage secrets. One minute Alison reveals back-stories from her infamous shoots, the next she invites people from the crowd and makes them into celebrities. Expect diva tantrums, paparazzi-style photoshoots, BRAT-fuelled chaos. Take selfies with the stars! From Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Royals, Charli XCX, Oasis Bros, Trump, Kim K… Think you look famous? Step into the spotlight.

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