The Professional Showoff
The Professional Showoff is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms. It has 23 performances listed, running from Sat 8 Aug, 13:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 13:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Magic. Juggling. Robots. Andy Boyd, The Professional Showoff, is back with an hour of elaborate tricks, weird skills and... Robots. Come and be entertained by someone who can't help but show off. Why can't he help it? Is something wrong with Andy? 'A friendly and hilarious performer with an unusual breadth of skills' (WorldMagicReview.com).
Details
- Venue: PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- Space: carte blanche!
- Genre: CABARET, Magic, Cabaret
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 40 seats (carte blanche!) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Performance space is on 1st floor up a permanent staircase with handrails on both sides. There is a second entrance to Carte Blanche from street level which has 14 steps up a permanent staircase with handrail on left-hand side on ascent. Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 10 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Boyd is a whole circus in one person, and in The Professional Showoff audiences get to witness some of his exceptional talents.
— World Magic Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — Free