Edinburgh Playhouse is the largest seated theatre in the UK and the 'favourite stage in Scotland' (Billy Connolly) with a capacity of over 3,000! Over the years the theatre has played host to the world's biggest and most successful musicals, legendary bands, artists and comedians.

Direct from a sell-out West End season. Thoughtifier: noun. 1) An intriguing device that can amplify the thoughts of a curious mind using music, channelled through a human instrument, known as Bill Bailey. 2)	(colloquial) A person resembling Bill Bailey. 'One of our biggest-name comics, a national treasure no less' (Guardian). 'A unique hybrid of music, mirth and 24-carat whimsy' ***** (Evening Standard). 'Freewheeling between musical genius and avuncular wizardry… An evening sprinkled with eccentric marvels!' **** (Mail on Sunday).

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London’s West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns to the Fringe as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow for one night only with a brand-new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr Swallow as 'payback for everyone who didn’t come to the last tour'. As per – expect magic, music and a whole load of brand-new mistakes. ‘Split-your-sides hilarious’ ***** (Evening Standard). ‘Giddy, draft, and dazzling... incontrovertibly hilarious’ ***** (Guardian). ‘Go and see it!’ ***** (Time Out).

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

To mark its 25th anniversary, BBC Radio 4’s legendary, multi award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour for the first time. Starring long-standing cast members Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Lewis MacLeod, the show will take you on a trip through a quarter century of classic sketches and unrivalled impressions, alongside the razor-sharp topical humour which has become the series' trademark. Created by Bill Dare. ‘Gorgeously funny’ **** (Times). ‘Thoroughly entertaining’ **** (TheatreWeekly.com). ‘Hilarious, clever, and inventive’ **** (BroadwayWorld.com).

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