EdFringe 2026
The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness
★★★★★ Moving
The talented two-person team at Moon Rabbit Theatre present The Poetical Life of Philomena McGuinness at Surgeons’ Hall. Humorous and poignant, this solo show paints the portrait of an Irish nurse (and self-described poet) who contemplates themes of identity and legacy during the Second World War.
You Talkin’ To Us?
★★★☆☆ Expletives not deleted
Authentically False Productions return with Daniel Sanchez O’Brien’s You Talkin’ To Us? a play that delivers on the promises on its flyers, but falls short in several other respects and fails to deliver on its early promise.
SHINJUKU
★★★☆☆ Vital and timely
Production Lines’ new play, SHINJUKU, at Greenside @ George Street, dissects class and male privilege, exploring the rise of the incel (involuntary celibate) movement and how anyone can fall down this dangerous rabbit hole.
In the Cold Light
★★☆☆☆ Strong potential
In the Cold Light, a new play from Scottish writer, director and actor George Grant, is a somber reflection of unresolved grief, masculine friendship, and what is left unsaid.
Roses to the Living
★☆☆☆☆ Ambitious
Pasuz Productions’ latest EdFringe show, Roses To The Living at Paradise in the Vault, is an ambitious fourth-wall breaking piece of theatre that ultimately struggles to execute its concept both in text and in performance.
The Tale of the Original Jekyll and Hyde (Told by a Mad Hatter from Stockport)
★★★☆☆ Atmospheric
The Tale of the Original Jekyll and Hyde (Told by a Mad Hatter from Stockport) is a quiet historical comedy from Tall History Tales, which provides a bit of respite from the hurly burly of the Festival, despite being located in Riddles Court, just moments from the Royal Mile.
Kafka For Beginners
★★★☆☆ Surrealist Satire
Julian Henry Lowenfeld’s Kafka for Beginners, directed here by Derek Douglas, offers an entertaining anti-authoritarian satire for any festival-goer all too familiar with sighing when they check the news.
Brassed Off
★★★★☆ Inspired
An inspired local setting and some barnstorming performances make for an assured rendition by Leitheatre of Brassed Off, adapted from the 1996 Britflick and graced by the magic touch of the Lochgelly Band.
Hamlet (an experience)
★★★★☆ Transportative
Hamlet (an experience), returns this Fringe to the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in Brite Theatre’s one-of-a-kind rendition of the Bard’s beloved tragedy that will redefine your relationship to the text.
Forge
★★★★☆ Songs of resistance
Brite Theatre and Tom Oakes take a quietly defiant stand with Forge at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a protest in music, sound and speech.
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