EdFringe 2026
A Giggle With The Gaggle
★★★★☆ Affecting
Balancing Act Theatre’s A Giggle With The Gaggle, at theSpace on the Mile, is both laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely sad.
Does The Oracle Speak Truth?
★★☆☆☆ Confused
July2September’s Does The Oracle Speak Truth, at theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall for the last week of the Fringe, is a praiseworthy attempt whose ambition is simply not realised.
58 to Go
★★★★☆ Age defying comedy
Liminal Visions’ 58 to Go, at Greenside @ George Street deals with something that large parts of its audience will either be experiencing – or have come out the other side of: Growing Old Syndrome.
Rent
★★★★☆ Bohemia lives
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of RENT at Paradise in Augustines showcases performances that are strong enough to overcome its too-many tech issues.
Fragments
★★★☆☆ Strong potential
Part stand-up, part theatrical therapy session, Fragments is a deeply-personal, autobiographical exploration of the devastating, lifelong effects of childhood trauma and abuse from actor and comedian Martin Bearne.
Double Bill
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Double Bill from the Edinburgh Makars at the Royal Scots Club for the Fringe’s final week features two contrasting plays in Fool’s Errand and Still Life, and provides excellent value for one ticket.
SLAYERS by Corinne Salisbury
★★★☆☆ Intense
Corinne Salisbury’s SLAYERS at Assembly’s George Square Studios is an unapologetic middle finger to the manosphere, featuring an undeniably brilliant solo performance from Zoe Hunter.
Come As You Are
★★★★☆ Powerful
Theatre Paradok’s Come As You Are at theSpace Triplex for the final week of the Fringe is the Pinteresque story of a birthday gathering gone wrong, a simple family dinner gradually besieged by simmering tensions and the exposing of a horrible secret.
The Court 1
★★☆☆☆ Needs polish
Edinburgh Little Theatre’s The Court 1, at Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge for the whole Fringe, is an interactive legal drama in which the audience decides the verdict.
The Faustus Project
★★★★☆ Anarchic
The Faustus Project at Underbelly, Cowgate sees another parade of guest performers make their deals with the devil in this fiendish set-up from Half Trick Theatre.
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