Roll the dice, play your cards and do not pass go as Board To Distraction flips the tabletop on everything you thought you knew about board games! Fall for familiar favourites all over again, discover retro and ancient games due a comeback, new games you didn’t know you needed, and comedians who take winning far too seriously.

Board games meet brainpower: Fast-paced fun where everyone leaves smarter, smugger and significantly more competitive. Laugh, learn and look at board games in a brand new way. When comedy and board games collide, there’s absolutely no chance of being bored!

TICKET SPECIALS
Get tickets to this show and Juliette Burton's Side Quest (June 3rd, 8:45pm, right after this show) for just £12! (25% Off)
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Get tickets to both these shows and Juliette Burton: Villain Era (July 1st, 8:00pm) for just £16! (Buy 2, Get 1 Free!)
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ABOUT JULIETTE
“The Fringe favourite” The Guardian
"Huge talent and then some!" ★★★★★ Daily Mirror
"Burton drips with charm - joyous" The Times
"Powerful" ★★★★ Sunday Express

Juliette Burton is an award-winning comedian, writer, presenter, mental health activist and journalist. She has previously performed seven critically acclaimed solo shows across nine seasons (When I Grow Up, Look At Me, Decision Time, Butterfly Effect, Defined, No Brainer, Hopepunk) from 2013 to 2024 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She has had total sold out seasons for five years at the Edinburgh Fringe (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023).

She has performed at Festivals around the world including Leicester Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2015 Juliette won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe for Look At Me and Voice Magazine Pick of the Fringe in 2017 for Butterfly Effect.
In 2024, Juliette was shortlisted for the Disability Power 100 and presented the livestream of the awards ceremony. In 2024 and 2023 she was selected as Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She’s been listed amongst the funniest one-liners by The Telegraph, the Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe by Evening Standard, Funniest Jokes at Edinburgh Fringe by the iPaper, was The Sunday Times Culture Pick in 2018, amongst The Times Best of Edinburgh Festivals 2018 and The Telegraph’s Rising Stars.

VENUE NOTES
Aces & Eights serves food and beverage before and after the shows. The show is sadly in a basement that is not wheelchair accessible, and down a flight of steps.