Top Picks: Cabaret and Variety

Sugarcoated Sisters: Bittersweet
Just The Tonic at The Caves, 4-28 Aug (not 15, 22), 8:50pm

TikTok stars and real-life siblings bring their original songs to the Fringe for the first time, using the opportunity to launch musical attacks on everyone who’s ever wronged them.

Blunderland
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, 5-27 Aug (not 15, 22), 9:55pm

Expect an evening of drag, burlesque and more from some of the most subversive stars in the international cabaret and circus scenes. This hedonistic party, born out of the underground queer nightlife of New York, offers the ultimate dose of weird and wonderful.

The Idiot Circus: Death is Coming
Assembly George Square Gardens, 3-28 Aug (not 15, 22), 8:55pm

Original songs and existential banter from this theatrical cabaret band, who present tales of murders, magicians, drunken regrets and more.

Life is Soft
Summerhall, 3-14 Aug (not 4), 8:20pm

Turner prize-winning artist and performer Martin Creed is back at the Fringe with his mix of folk-punk tunes, experimental theatre, heartwarming cabaret and thought-provoking chat.

Life’s a Drag
Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, 4-28 Aug (not 8, 15, 22), 6pm

Australian cabaret queen Dean Misdale gives us a behind the scenes look at the world of drag, taking us from early career moments through to current dating horror stories.