Homunculus at the Fringe

26/08/2026

THANK YOU EDINBURGH GUIDE!

“There is absurd, and then there is Homunculus (and yes, that is a real word; it means “a small artificial human or human-like being”).
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Written by Santiago Mallan, this comedy-horror-farce blends modern slang with Shakespearean-style prose, with characters bouncing between the two in each sentence. This works… most of the time. With a less common sentence structure, and rapid fire dialogue and very little exposition at the top, I struggled to identify exactly what was going on for the first third of the show. Once I finally did catch on, I came to see Homunculus for what it is: bold, imaginative and unapologetically weird.

Visually, the production is a work of art, overwhelmed with colourful artwork, curiosities and handcrafted details that give a visual representation of the complete chaos happening.
The ensemble cast’s chemistry is the true star of the show. They play off of one another so naturally and with such precision while wreaking havoc; it's no wonder that the audience's laughter flowed so easily and consistently throughout the performance.”
…I can’t say that this is a show for everyone; it is definitely not my usual pick, but for those looking for a camp comedy, this is a must see.

https://edinburghguide.com/festival/2026/homunculus-thespace-triplex-review

24/08/2026

WOW! A second ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 star review in as many days. Dare I say: these Edinburgh Festival Fringe reviewers really seem to GET us? Thank you Fernyhough Arts Review for the insight and support!

"This is a surrealist poetic dream meets play, meets horror, meets slapstick farce. Like waking up in a European hotel room at 3am and watching something on TV you don’t quite understand. You’ll never fully understand it, yet still find it fascinating and slightly unnerving. Featuring an almost flawless cast, sharp witty dialogue and cool meets insane production design, this deserves much attention. 5 stars."

Photographing & reviewing the best of Edinburgh Fringe

23/08/2026

🤩 Grateful, humbled…& just downright thrilled. THANK YOU for truly seeing us 👀💓

Read this beautiful rave here: https://thesmureviews.co.uk/ed-fest/homunculus

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23/08/2026

Aw shucks! Fresh Sunday flowers for our 2nd-half cast! If you’ve seen the show, please add your voice to these wonderful audience reviews at edfringe.com … if you haven’t seen it yet, get your tickets already! for our critically acclaimed and popularly beloved hilarious Art-Farce-in-Verse.

Catch us at 21:40 theSpaceUK Triplex through the 29th! and THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING at edfringe.com 🙏⚡️🧙‍♀️🎨💓👀💓👀💓👀💓. Edinburgh Festival Fringe

23/08/2026

Our new cast is fresh off the boat and already getting flowers strewn at their feet! The show is spectacular as ever and the love triangle between great audiences, superb actors and our one-of-a-kind Art-Farce-in-Verse is as passionate as ever.
Catch us at 21:50 theSpaceUK Triplex through the 29th! and THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING at edfringe.com 🙏⚡️🧙‍♀️🎨💓👀💓👀💓👀💓. Edinburgh Festival Fringe

20/08/2026

Another installment in our ongoing docuseries revenge: our uninformed expert speculation is that the resulting art may be too ambivalent/kibdly toward its muse to be a true act of revenge, but still we can’t wait to see it! Catch ‘s Trains in the Night at 20:20 nightly and judge for yourself!

19/08/2026

Our director buries UNEARTHED alive in their deserved flowers:
“Lyrical, funny, profound (!) but never dark, because it’s secretly a play about being liberated…a seemingly wacky publicity stunt…then takes you on the same underground journey as its visionary character….the phenomenal writing, superb direction and remarkable acting unveil the character layer by layer through gorgeous flights of verse, surprising memories and an ‘everyday housewife’s proto-feminist thoughts that break through the silence and the rubble.” Plush Tiger Productions
theSpaceUK Edinburgh Festival Fringe

.. not long now .. we’re at the fabulous theSpaceUK at Edinburgh Festival Fringe .. tickets and info at https://www.thespaceuk.com/shows/2026/unearthed

16/08/2026

👀💓⚡️🧙‍♀️🎨💐👏👏👏. In short: thank you Theatre Weekly LINK TO REVIEW: https://theatreweekly.com/edinburgh-fringe-review-homunculus-at-thespace-triplex-big/ Edinburgh Festival Fringe theSpaceUK

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Homunculus at theSpace (Triplex BIG)

"The language is always dazzling, art in itself"

16/08/2026

Feeling 👀 seen this morning! Thank you Theatre Weekly 😊🎨🧙‍♀️👏🌹🙏💓….. You must not miss Homunculus! Good thing it’s on nightly through Aug 29 at 21:40 aka 9:40pm at theSpaceUK Triplex

"The original contribution to the genre here, and it’s a major one, is the language of the script by Santiago Mallan. It slides about languorously and confidently in verse, slipping from the Shakespearean to modern slang. There are long passages that are wondrously beautiful. … the language is always dazzling, art in itself.

Homunculus is boldly original. Amid the many hundreds of Fringe shows that try to be edgy and end up doing it all in the same cookie-cutter way, Homunculus dances to its own tune…"

16/08/2026

“Beautifully colourful, boldly original…
the language is always dazzling, art in itself.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐–Theatre Weekly
Humbled by a beautiful press review in Theatre Weekly
…and 😭 tears of joy at the generosity of our audience reviews. ..If you’ve seen the show and liked it too, please swing by edfringe.com to leave us a review, glowing, or otherwise.
…and everybody else come see us, 21:40 (9:40pm), now through Aug 29 at theSpaceUK Triplex Edinburgh Festival Fringe