Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand artists are once again strongly represented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with performers and companies appearing across comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, music, physical theatre and family work.
This year also sees House of Oz return as a major platform for Australian creativity at the Fringe, with a dedicated 2026 programme spanning eight shows across 27 days.
Across the wider Fringe programme, confirmed Australia and New Zealand-linked listings include the following artists, companies and shows.
Australian comedy and cabaret
Australian comedy has a strong showing at this year’s Fringe, with established names, cult favourites, rising stars and showcase line-ups appearing across the city.
Confirmed listings include Jimmy Rees with In Reel Life; Alice Fraser with Oh Man!; Josh Glanc with Work in Progress / Something / Musical; Tom Ballard with Be Funny Challenge (Impossible); Reuben Kaye with Hard to Swallow; Emma Holland with The Dog Dies at the Start; John Robertson with The Dark Room and Excitable Boy!; Tom Cashman with NPC (Nearly Proficient Comedian); Lizzy Hoo with Says Hoo?; and Grace Jarvis with Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge.
Other Australian and Australia-linked comedy and cabaret listings include Zachary Ruane with Comedy; Casey Filips with What a Character; Sashi Perera with Pear Tree; Harry Jun with Inside Jokes, Outside Voice; Claire Robin with NUN SLUT; Annabelle James with Annabalism; Frankie McNair with Huge Ass Mindset; Kate Dolan with Trout; Jeromaia Detto with Giuseppe’s Love Quest; Jarryd Goundrey with Australia’s Least Decorated Soldier; Dan Willis with Australia: A Comedian’s Guide; and Lewis Garnham with Work in Progress.
Showcase and group comedy listings include He Huang and Nick Schuller in 2 Wongs and a White; Kurt Sterling hosting 1 Big Aussie Showcase; 4 Aussies, For Aussies; 3’s Comedy; and 100% F**ed Up and Far From Home Comedy Showcase*.
Australian theatre, circus, family and music
Australian theatre, physical performance, circus and music are also well represented across the programme.
Confirmed listings include Eva Seymour with The Understudy; One Fell Swoop Circus with By a Thread; Circa with Wolf; Marcel Cole with Smile: The Charlie Chaplin Story; and Paperfolk Theatre with Our Seventh String.
Other Australia-linked listings include ROLEPLAY, by Australian writer Hannah Reilly; Couture from String Telephone Theatre Company; Transmission: Into the Dark from one step at a time like this, Richard Jordan and Traverse; Girlhood in the Bathroom; Everybody’s Got a Bomb; Sip Sparkle Skull; Supervillain; and DUST.
Family, music and large-scale entertainment listings include 360 ALLSTARS; Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall; The 60 Four with 70s Jukebox by The 60 Four; and Hot Dub Time Machine with House Party.
Aotearoa New Zealand comedy
Aotearoa New Zealand artists are also visible across the comedy programme, with solo shows, returning favourites and Kiwi showcase performances.
Confirmed listings include Sully O’Sullivan with A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand and A Kiwi Idiot’s Guide to Great Britain; David Correos with Noise Zealand; Hoani Hotene with Hoani Hoani Hoani Must Be Funny in a Rich Man’s World; Danny Sewell with New Zealand Comedian, New Zealand Comedian, New Zealand Comedian; and Lord of the Zings: A Kiwi Comedy Showcase.
Other New Zealand comedy names appearing at the Fringe include Jack Ansett with Looks Like A Bit Of Me!; Rose Matafeo with Work in Progress Morning Hour; Chris Parker with Take A Good Hard Look At Me; Tom Sainsbury with Lessons Not Learnt; Ray O’Leary with I Can See O’Leary Now The Ray Has Gone; Guy Williams with Rich people are stealing from you and blaming brown people and trans people and some people believe them aaahhhhhh!; and Sarah Bradley with How to Write a Romcom.
New Zealand theatre, music, family and physical performance
Theatre, music and physical performance from Aotearoa New Zealand includes Nick Tipa with Babyface, a solo play about big-time wrestling and small-town Aotearoa; Alchemy Theatre with sci-fi thriller ALONE; Artsense Productions with HR The Musical; and Ratbags Theatre with How to Art.
New Zealand work also includes Daniel Nodder with Only Bones – Daniel Nodder; The Barden Party with Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass and Heracles: Of Men and Beasts; Hugo Grrrl with Hugo’s Rainbow Show; Daisy Chain Media Management with The First 8 and Cleo; and TO BE FRANK.
New Zealand pianist Charles Whitehead also appears with Piano Masterworks 2026.
Across the Fringe
With artists from both sides of the Tasman appearing across so many genres, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 offers a rich snapshot of contemporary Australian and New Zealand performance on one of the world’s biggest arts stages.
Listings can change and additional shows may be added, so audiences should check the official Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme for the latest dates, venues and ticket information.