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Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

Scotland's silliest surgeon, Dr. Bonk, is back with his hit SELL-OUT SHOW 'Dr Bonk's Macarbaret', an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!

Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

About Dr. Bonk’s Macarbaret

15th February 2025
15th March 2025
7pm
The Banshee Labyrinth
29 - 35 Niddry Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LG
£8 - £12
Event organiser/part of Edinburgh Horror Festival
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Starring the not-so-good doctor and an all-sorts assortment of spooky performers! There'll be laughs and scares galore as anything goes in this madcap hour of madness!

From the mind of critically acclaimed comedian Eliott Simpson comes this new nightmarish masterpiece! After a successful SOLD OUT run at the 2022 Edinburgh Horror Festival, Dr. Bonk has now set his sights on the Banshee Labyrinth yet again, with a whole new host of horrors to play with!

Join the undead plague Doctor, Dr. Bonk, his unseen ghostly narrator, and his sinister selection of spine-chilling acts! Different every month!

. SOLD OUT SHOW - Edinburgh Horror Festival 2022 & 2023

. "Offbeat, wacky and unpredictable" (The Wee Review)****

. "The most hi-concept MC'ing you'll ever see" (Neurodiverse Review) ****

. "Accessible and absurd" (Norwich Radical)

. "Weird as f**k" (Janey Godley)

. " a refreshingly different addition to your must-see comedy list" (EdfringeReview)****

. "Wonderfully intense, awkward and infinitely funny" (The Fringe Queer) ****

. "Smashing"(Team GreenJacket) *****

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Admission policy:

Tickets are Pay What You Can. You should select the price you are able to pay. All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable except where the event is cancelled.

Due to the venue's capacity, in the event of a sell-out, spaces will only be held for five minutes after the show start time, at which point any non-reserved audiences will be admitted and you risk losing your place.

Photography is permitted but not flash photography or video recording. The venue is open from 5pm and is strictly over 18s only.

Additional Dates: 15 March 2025

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