Ed: The New, Totally Unofficial, Ginger-Inclusive Parody Sketch Show

Me and my mom (an auburn legend herself) laughed the whole way through and we were so amazed by the highly talented and enthusiastic cast!

Great singing, fun acting and an overall great show to see at this year’s fringe!

Went with a fellow redhead and we loved this show! Some of the funniest sketch comedy we’ve seen at the fringe or anywhere else. The lead did a great job as Ed and the two other actors were so impressive playing tons of other characters. All had great voices. Top marks from us.

Being a Ginger man myself, I was hoping for an evening of parody and playfulness by some other flame haired brothers & sisters of one of the worlds most famous Ginges.

Instead what I got was awful.

Awful writing, awful performances, awful approach, awful viewpoint. I felt attacked and uncomfortable as one of only 2 red haired people in the audience and seeing everyone else laughing at all the things I’ve been called in my life.

This was not a sympathetic or satirical take (for that, see “Ay Up Hitler”) this just seemed to prove that you can’t attack someone’s race, religion, sexuality or creed - but Gingers are fair game!!

This idea, done well, could be a great take but there seemed to be no tongue in cheek and the promised “mainly ginger cast” was nowhere to be seen - instead people wearing cheap bright orange clown wigs as something to point and laugh at. It had the resemblance of a school GCSE drama production with giggling over mistakes and silly comments making it so far away from the professional performance you would want it to be.

Have not found a worse show ever at the fringe.

Brilliant acting, amazing singing and easily one of the funniest things I’ve seen at the fringe! Can’t wait to see where the show goes next!

lots of great fun, shout out to all the performers for their incredible energy, especially Ed who gives such a likeable and hilarious portrayal.

Great show! Ed Sheeran fan or not—and really, aren’t most of us Ed Sheeran fans deep-down—go see this show! You will not be disappointed. Wonderful energy in this young and multi-talented cast of three, plus stellar live band which adds so much to the performance. Lots of laughs and surprises in this high-energy take on Ed’s rise to fame from birth to the present. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Inventive, entertaining, high energy show. So pleased we went went to see it. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole performance and would definitely recommend.

Loved this show! Hilarious, clever and entertaining.

Absolutely fantastic and hilarious, all performers had such good energy throughout.

10/10 would recommend - a proper fringe sketch show!