Edinburgh Fringe Review 2026

The Bowie Story – The Space Symposium Hall

Having already seen Peter Marchant take on Freddie Mercury in Night Owl’s The Legend of Queen, I was intrigued to see…

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Werewolf – Summerhall Techcube Zero

New Zealand collective Binge Culture's Werewolf arrives at Summerhall with considerable word-of-mouth behind it, and sizeable audiences suggest this immersive horror has…

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My Life Is a Sonnet – theSpace on the Mile

The beauty of the Edinburgh Fringe lies in the fact that you, as an audience in search of a show,…

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Call Me Elizabeth: from Burton to Humanitarian – Studio Two at Assembly George Square

Karla Boye has flown into the Fringe with her part two series of Call Me Elizabeth; From Burton to Humanitarian.…

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Horrorshow – Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre

There is a good little play struggling to get out of Horrorshow. Written by Doug Deans for Chronic Insanity, this gig-theatre…

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Truthmachine – C-Arts Studio

There is something inherently unsettling about agreeing to take a lie detector test, particularly when the results are going to…

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Agathi – The Plight of the Refugee – temple at C-ARTS

It’s Apsaras Dance Company’s first time in Edinburgh and this was their first performance of Agathi – The Plight of…

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2 Guys, 3 Drams: The Ultimate Live Blues and Whiskey Experience – The Space Triplex

Let’s talk about the elephant first, the one fairly fundamental problem with 2 Guys, 3 Drams: the room. Big at theSpaceTriplex…

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Trans People Are Awful – Bunker One at Pleasance Courtyard

Performing in the Bunker at Pleasance this Fringe, Ros Watt’s Trans People Are Awful couldn’t be placed in a more…

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The Woman in The Box – theSpaceUK @ Surgeons Hall

Dim lighting and rumbling, auspicious music lure you into the auditorium.  On stage, a simple contraption of scaffold poles resembles…

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