Edinburgh 2 Aug - 24 Aug 2025

Venue

CC Blooms (No. 171)

Address
23-24 Greenside Lane
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
Opening Times
Mon-Sat 11:00-03:00
Sun 12:30-03:00
Phone
0131 556 9331
Age Restriction
5 years+ until 9pm. 18 years+ only after 9pm.
Accessibility
No wheelchair access.

Shows At This Venue

No need to book... just turn up!

Entry is free but our artists may ask for a donation at the end.
In-Person
Theatre

INVISIBILITY AND BEYOND

DATES
345678910111213
11:15 - 12:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Join Elaine as she takes you through her journey of finding out she had breast cancer to running her own comedy Club - Whole Lotta Comedy.
In-Person
Cabaret

1 AWESOME MAGIC SHOW FOR FAMILIES

DATES
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11:15 - 12:00
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Sam Hurst UK Family Entertainer of the Year, brings his multi award winning family show to Edinburgh, for 45 minutes of hilarity and awesome magic. He truly is one of the worlds most in demand family entertainers. Come see why Broadway baby said 'takes silliness and makes it an art form' ****
In-Person
Spoken Word

ALWAYS APHRODITE

DATES
22
11:15 - 12:10
CC Blooms (venue 171)
That's enough! Goddess Aphrodite is sooo done with love. So where does that leave us? A mythical journey about loss, lust, and longing. This is a storytelling event and a livestream gone wrong. The Goddess requests no under 5's. But it's time to rethink the stories we're told. Oh Gods!
In-Person
Magic

ABRACADABRA FAMILY FRIENDLY MAGIC SHOW

DATES
345678910111213
12:30 - 13:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Join Alex the Magician for an exciting children's magic show, back for its fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe. Laughter, participation, fun, and of course, magic await! Strictly no under 5's.
In-Person
Comedy

THIS STAND-UP SHOW IS FREE AND HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

DATES
18
12:30 - 13:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Sam Adamson & Jon Hipkiss join forces to present you their greatest hits. Their absolute gold. Featuring a smattering of special guests from across the fringe, this show will deliver it with both barrels. This is all killer, no filler. You get the picture. Sam is the West End New Act Finalist 202...
In-Person
Theatre

BEOWULF AND GRENDEL

DATES
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12:30 - 13:20
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Prince Beowulf has answered a neighboring kingdom's call for aid when they are set upon by a vicious monster called Grendel. The gripping tale of a prince's struggle against evil, adapted and performed by award-nominated actor Evan Quinlan, brought to you by the people behind the fringe hit Brain...
In-Person
Theatre

DON’T STOP BELIEVING: THEATRIC REMIX OF 1980S (BY TORREY SHINE)

DATES
25
12:30 - 13:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Torrey Shine (Glastonbury, TEDx) cleverly mashes 1980s songs & movies into a powerful new award-winning story. 'Best Musical' @TucsonFringe. Off-Broadway NYC. "Genius!" (Club Free Time NYC). "Made the 80s come alive" (FringeReviews.ca). "The audience absolutely LOVED it... Truly a feat to behold"...
In-Person
Cabaret

BOO’S BOX

DATES
345678910111213141516
13:45 - 14:45
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Come live the fantasy. A lunchtime drag cabaret
In-Person
Theatre

REGINA VAGINA

DATES
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13:45 - 14:40
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Was Elizabeth i really a virgin? Was the Spanish Armada lead by a giant inflatable penis? How good was Mary Queen of Scots head? Find out in this surprisingly accurate musical comedy.
In-Person
Cabaret

AN AUDIENCE WITH TEENA WORLD TOUR 2024

DATES
345678910
15:00 - 15:50
CC Blooms (venue 171)
The very famous Teena will be kicking off her 2024 World Tour in Edinburgh! Expect comedic anecdotes from her celebrity life, live musical numbers (covers & original songs) and as usual, outrageousness! She is a Drag Idol UK Semi-Finalist 2024 and simply very famous! "an electrifying hour of pure...
In-Person
Magic

MIDDAY MAGIC

DATES
11121314151617
15:00 - 15:55
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Three acts, three magical performers. Award winning magic from members of the Forth Valley Magic Circle.
In-Person
Theatre

ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART

DATES
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15:00 - 16:00
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Britain. 1960s. Homosexuality: a criminal offence. The music of Cilla Black: a powerful reflection of the gay community's pain and loneliness. But amidst the arrests, shame and heartbreak, a beautiful story full of love, optimism and joy prevails. Performed by queer cabaret icon Alex Green. Dedic...
In-Person
Comedy

F(R)ICTION: AN IMPROV SHOW FOR BOOK LOVERS

DATES
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16:15 - 17:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Naminaminow will improvise a novel using lines suggested by audience members (either famous quotes or made up). After each team member picks one line, we will ask the audience to give us a novel title and a literary genre. Through improvisation, a fabulously funny narrative creation will come for...
In-Person
Theatre

DOING TIME WITH LAVINIA

DATES
1617
16:15 - 17:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
5* Broadway. A hilarious cautionary tale of a woman whose dreams repeatedly thwarted* by a self-sabotaging addiction to drama and other various substances. Lavinia wakes up in a holding cell in South Florida on a drunk and disorderly charge. Trapped again by her own dysfunction, missing a real op...
In-Person
Comedy

THE BALKAN BRAIN

DATES
34
16:15 - 17:05
CC Blooms (venue 171)
You thought you already knew enough about the Balkans; or simply never bothered to learn? You're not to blame as the images were mostly those of war atrocities, way too much history, ongoing corruption and not so much teeth. However, is there anything funny at all? Let one of their natives paint ...
In-Person
Comedy

CARTER FORD: A FAIR GO

DATES
567891011131415
16:15 - 17:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
After a major company offers to license his musical, Carter's composer quits & moves across the pond. Unable to find anyone to help finish the show, he moves to London to try & win his co-writer back. When he falls for his new flatmate, his priorities quickly change. What he doesn't know is this ...
In-Person
Theatre

NO MORE MR NICE GAY (WORK IN PROGRESS)

DATES
12
16:15 - 17:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Doug Crossley is diving into his villain era with a work-in-progress comedy with songs. He's needling the nasty parts of life, reflecting on where he was the villain, not the hero, sashaying between hard and soft themes in a dark funny pause for thought. Past writing projects were pick of the wee...
In-Person
Theatre

PIANO SMASHERS

DATES
10111213141516
17:30 - 18:20
CC Blooms (venue 171)
It's a play about smashing pianos. A mother bequeaths her precious piano to her children in a will, insisting they keep it for good. They really don't want it. What do we do with unwanted inheritance? What do we do with objects and ideas that no longer hold any value for us? Let the smashing begi...
In-Person
Theatre

TICKET TO WONDERLAND

DATES
3456789
17:30 - 18:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Bumping into your ex at work covered in baby vomit is awkward. But for Alice, working a slow shift in a coffee shop, it could be worse. You could fall asleep right afterwards, with customers waiting. Tinder-date customers with Cheshire cat smiles, boring teachers in odd hats, and disappointed mot...
In-Person
Magic

GHOSTS: A SEANCE SHOW

DATES
1718
17:30 - 18:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Are you brave enough to attend a seance show drawing on the spirits that haunt Edinburgh? An unsettling blend of paranormal illusions, and ghost stories by candlelight, skirting the edge of what's real and what's on the other side of the veil. Edinburgh Horror Festival Sell out show. Recommended ...
In-Person
Theatre

THE NEXT BEST OFFER

DATES
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17:30 - 18:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
An unsolved mystery of two missing people lies in an abandoned house. The only clue is the words 'THIS IS YOUR FAULT' scratched on the wall. Two former classmates: Fred Jevon and Rosie Walker reunite while both investigating the haunted house, determined to find out the truth. (Strictly no under ...
In-Person
Cabaret

SITTING PRETTY WITH KITTY

DATES
12
18:45 - 19:45
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Everyone's favourite camp Northern agony aunt will be travelling up on the Megabus, with a vanity case full of gossip & gory details. Beautician to the stars, Kitty is the ultimate party guest. "a vision in leopard print.. glimpses of early Caroline Aherne.." Chortle
In-Person
Theatre

CLOWNFISHING

DATES
3467891011131415161718202122232425
18:45 - 19:45
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Watch as your everyday dysfunctional family is turned upside down. When Martin begins his online dating journey with GetHooked, his heart opens wide, and so does his wallet… and we are left wondering who is really reeling him in? Clownfishing is brought to you by three clowns, who know absolute...
In-Person
Theatre

BLOODY INFLUENCERS

DATES
19
18:45 - 19:30
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Bloody Influencers ('Best of Brighton Fringe' Reviews Hub) is a 'BLOODY BRILLIANT' *****(LFTR) one woman comedy with a dark twist about influencer Daisy Woolworth aka Lucija Antonija Matic, Insta queen, who goes on a journey of finding something real in a world where everything she has is fake.
In-Person
Theatre

DON’T STOP BELIEVING: THEATRIC REMIX OF 1980S (BY TORREY SHINE)

DATES
5
18:45 - 19:45
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Torrey Shine (Glastonbury, TEDx) cleverly mashes 1980s songs & movies into a powerful new award-winning story. 'Best Musical' @TucsonFringe. Off-Broadway NYC. "Genius!" (Club Free Time NYC). "Made the 80s come alive" (FringeReviews.ca). "The audience absolutely LOVED it... Truly a feat to behold"...
In-Person
Theatre

SANCTIFIED TRASH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MONA MAE

DATES
35678910121314151617192021222324
20:00 - 21:00
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Mona Mae is a Juicy Jurassic Southern Belle living in Scotland. From Bible reading to glorious holes, Mona shares outrageously irreverent redemption stories of her long queer life right from her dressing room. Hold on to your hats and clutch those pearls girls, it will get naughty and saucy in th...
In-Person
Comedy

OLD GOD

DATES
35678910121314151617192021222324
21:15 - 22:15
CC Blooms (venue 171)
Old God is a foppish, irreverent oracle. A singer of doom. A weaver of myth. A being so old they have forgotten their own name. With beautiful costuming, painted backdrop and fancy foot lights this white face clown seems to have pranced out of the 1800s. Strictly no under 18s. Winner Best Clown M...
In-Person
Cabaret

THE RAINBOW CABARET

DATES
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22:30 - 23:25
CC Blooms (venue 171)
The Rainbow Cabaret is the ultimate celebration of Queer performers of the Edinburgh Fringe. An explosion of colour, fun and celebration. Daily rotating cast showcasing what PRIDE means to us. From Burlesque, comedy, music, circus and more. This is the ultimate fringe party you don't want to miss...