It is festival season and that means that in the next month there is so many great comedy festivals to look forward to! This month we are looking at some of the great shows that you can see at the Edinburgh Fringe. So take note because we are going to give you all the information you need for just a handful of some of the great shows happening this year!

Copla: A Spanish Cabaret

Location:   Underground – Assembly George Square Studios (Venue 17)

Dates:  Jul 31st -24th

Time: 18:40

Price: £10

Ticket Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/copla-a-spanish-cabaret

Hello! Tell us about yourself?

I’m Alejandro Postigo – a queer Spanish theatre-maker, cabaret artist, and academic based in London. My work fuses traditional Spanish music, especially Copla, with contemporary queer and migrant storytelling. I create performances that are emotional, political, and unapologetically theatrical.

Tell us all about your show!

Copla: A Spanish Cabaret is a subversive solo performance that revives and reimagines Spanish Copla, the dramatic musical genre once repressed during Franco’s dictatorship. The show blends storytelling, live music and interaction to explore exile, identity, and resilience. It’s emotional, funny, raw, and fabulously queer, a love letter to those who live between cultures, languages, and selves.

What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?

I’m really excited about a few migrant shows, including Miss Brexit, a satirical, interactive piece about queer migration and identity in post-Brexit Britain. Also Saria Callas and Jeezus at Underbelly, two very different but political works full of charisma and queer brilliance.

Have you done the Fringe before? What are your top tips?

Not as a performer, only as an overwhelmed but delighted audience member! Best advice I’ve been given: pace yourself, eat proper meals, and remember you don’t have to see everything (but you’ll want to).

If this is your first time, what are you looking forward to?

The buzz. The connection with audiences. Being immersed in the madness of it all. And finally sharing Copla with a wider UK and international crowd.

Talk us through your daily routine at the Fringe

Seeing shows, flyering, operating a show, seeing more shows, more flyering, performing,  meeting artists, eating something… then crashing and doing it all over again.

Best thing about performing at the Fringe?

The intimacy with the audience. Everyone is there because they want to be. The energy, the risk-taking, and the chance to share work with an open-minded, global crowd.

Hardest part about performing at the Fringe?

Keeping the stamina up. It’s a marathon of creativity — exciting but relentless.

Do you bring anything special from home to feel grounded while you’re away?

My laptop: to keep producing and stay connected to the outside world… and to stream some Spanish melodrama when needed.

Best money-saving hacks?

Batch cooking, planning early, and sharing everything: housing, transport, and emotional breakdowns!

Top three things every Fringe performer must pack?

Flyers, Berocca, and at least one eye-catching outfit that says “come see my show”.

What’s the secret to successful flyering?

Start with a genuine conversation. People don’t remember leaflets — they remember you.

Where can people follow you?

Instagram: @coplacabaret

And finally, in three words — why should people come see your show?

Provocative. Emotional. Liberating.

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