5 More ‘Must-Sees’ at EdFringe 2023!

This year, amongst the 3000+ shows slated for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, there’s a healthy contingent of returning acts. Explore our ‘Fringe Favourites‘ series as we shine a spotlight on the best of the returning performers. With our extensive experience and knowledge of the Fringe, theQR presents a definitive guide to the top returning #EdFringe 2023 shows, based on Tweets I made years earlier!

So here are 5 More ‘Must-Sees’ at #EdFringe 2023!

Darren McGarvey is a necessary force in the nation’s cultural discussion. He talks sense whilst others waffle.

42) Darren McGarvey @ Unbound 5 (EdBookFest). Jumped into the unfamiliar pond of the Festival with two feet, and made the most splendid of splashes. You call it power rap, I call it poetry. Go see the big man in his fringe show, you'll not regret it. @lokiscottishrap
— The Quinntessential Review (@The_Q_R) August 22, 2018

Ashley Storrie – making light work of big rooms since 2018 and before. Naturally brilliant.

6) Ashleyy Storrie @ The Ballroom (Counting House). Very sharp, very funny, very endearing. Open and honest comedy of the first order. Just as Doctor Who makes bow ties cool, Ashley makes dungarees rock. @ashleystorrie
— The Quinntessential Review (@The_Q_R) August 9, 2018

Dave Bibby once got me on stage in a red negligee – and I liked it. Enough said, yeah?

46. Dave Bibby – The Globe Bar. I'm notoriously fond of audience interaction. I got it with spades on (and a red negligee) thanks to the splendid @DaveBibby. What a charming, mental, and musical host for an hour of cats and quick-fit fitting comedy!
— The Quinntessential Review (@The_Q_R) August 21, 2019

Alistair Clark is an enigma. Is it comedy, is it philosophy? Does it matter? All I know is he’s a very funny, and fascinating chap!

52. @alastair_clark, "Dear Joananette,'2 at the Waverley Bar, Upstairs. Alistair has an extremely well structured show. 😉Alistair has an extremely funny, and interesting show, which originated in a Parisian skip, but is very, very far from being trash. nine out of nine stars.
— The Quinntessential Review (@The_Q_R) August 28, 2019

Rob Auton: being majestic since at least 2019. A lot of performance poetry is rubbish – Rob’s is not. You can tell him I said that.

@RobertAuton has been a find of the Fringe for me this year. His performance poetry is unique, walking the fine line between the absurd, the hilarious, and the profound with majestic beard and mane flowing behind. Reverse ageing hasn't been done so well since Merlin! (cont.)
— The Quinntessential Review (@The_Q_R) August 28, 2019

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