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at the Edinburgh Fringe 🌍
“a premier location for an international programme of dance and physical theatre” - The Herald.

13/06/2026

EVITA TOO

The greatest story never told of the first ever female president of a country in the history of the world… whose name is… um… er…

Two time Fringe First winners S**t Theatre travel across Argentina and Spain chasing the story of the record-breaking president, endeavouring to write a musical to match Tim and Andrew’s. Truth! Justice! Songs! Wizards! And, if you insist, naked roller-skating.

‘There is truly nobody out there like S**t Theatre’ (Time Out).

***** (Stage).
***** (BroadwayWorld.com). *****(TheReviewsHub.com).
*****(TheatreAndTonic.co.uk).

‘Unnecessary and irrelevant nudity’***** (TheSpyInTheStalls.com).

12/06/2026

15 MINUTES OF SHAME

Why not do OnlyFans?

Plunge into the desperate world of a young London couple facing the brutal reality of financial struggle.

Tired of watching others’ curated success online, they decide to chase the elusive dream of fame and fortune by launching an OnlyFans account. But as subscribers grow, their connection in reality drops.

Balancing biting comedy with raw drama, acclaimed artist Adébayo Bolaji sensationally directs this provocative and unflinching mirror to our times.

11/06/2026

CIRCLE OF FIFTHS

Circle of Fifths is an immersive theatre experience celebrating life in death.

The show explores what connects us in times of grief and loss, using film, live music and real-life stories from Butetown, Wales’ oldest multicultural community. Director Gavin Porter, film and theatre-maker from Butetown, created this show with musicians and artists from his community. Together, they offer a moment of collective reflection and celebration.

’[A] beautiful and moving portrait of a place and its people’ **** (Guardian).

Selected for Cymru Wales in Edinburgh 2026. Originally commissioned by National Theatre Wales.

10/06/2026

CONFESSIONS OF A MULATTO LOVE CHILD

Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child is a darkly funny and deeply moving solo storytelling show by Bellina Logan.

Raised by her acerbic, larger-than-life English mother, Bellina grows up on outrageous stories, cultural collisions, and the relentless command to ‘remember your life.’ As her mother’s memory fades, the roles reverse and remembering becomes an act of love. With minimal set and rapid character shifts, Logan brings over a dozen voices to life in a bold, intimate piece about identity, memory and the enduring bond between mother and daughter.

09/06/2026

FLESH

Sophie Linsmaux and Aurelio Mergola immerse us in four modern fables, from an anniversary party to a hospital, a virtual reality experience to a family reunion.

Still Life’s non-verbal theatre with dark burlesque influences holds audiences captive in intense life experiences, playing between fantasy and hyperrealism to map human flesh from every angle. Told with humour and strangeness, stories of our relationships see flesh battered, bruised, alive and most importantly, embraced.

Part of Aurora Nova 2026

With the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International, and Wallonie-Bruxelles Théâtre Danse

06/06/2026

A DARK LINE UPSTAIRS

Italy, autumn 1951. Heavy flooding causes the Po River tovburst its banks, turning the Polesine area into a huge lake. People flee with no time to choose what to take with them, they flee so they can return, they return so they can start over.

Autumn 2021. A woman is moving house for the umpteenth time. Searching through the rooms she decides to take EVERYTHING with her. Two tragedies intertwine in this monologue about deliberate and unintentional uprooting and the big and small events that change our lives, asking: could we ever really lose everything?

05/06/2026

STRANGE TALES FROM LIAOZHAI

A comtemporary dance-theatre adapttion of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Pu Songling’s celebrated 17th century Chinese ghost-story collection.

In a dreamlike noctural world where humans, foxes and spirits intertwine, desire swells, collisions unfold, and the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to dissolve. Yhrough haunting choreography, visual storytelling and surreal theatreical imagery, the production reimagines this ghostly literary universe as a sensuous and psychologically layered exploration of greed, violence, obsession and the shfting line between the human and the supernatural.

Presented by Yuerge Dance Theatre in collaboration with Shanghai International Dance Center Theatre.

04/06/2026

3 TIMES I KILLED

Ever faced impossible odds? Stomach in knots? Needing a miracle? Well, New York attorney Andrea Coleman has.

Then she gets Divine communication (yay!) that somehow makes things scarier (no!). As she debates whether to trust these otherworldly instructions or protect her professional image, the courtroom becomes a playground for resilience, identity and digestive distress.

Blending courtroom drama and humour, this show celebrates the joy and absurdity of being alive. At its heart, the play asks what happens when you push your fear to the side and let yourself be a “killer”.

22/01/2026

Applications are currently open for our 2026 season. If you a have a bold, imaginative show that defies the norm then we want to hear from you. Link in bio

03/07/2025

Pekku by Red Bridge Arts 🦉🎶

Shh... What's that noise? A squeak? A squeal? A bird? It's getting louder. Oh dear...

Pekku takes a playful look at what happens when you want to be left alone and others have a different idea. A new show for 3 to 6-year-olds by the creators of White and Stick by Me. Co-commissioned by Red Bridge Arts, ROHM Theatre and Ricca Ricca Festival.

🗓️ 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 August 2025
📍 ZOO Southside, Main House
🕰️ 11:00 | 1 hr

📷 - Mihaela Bodlovic

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Red Bridge Arts ZOO Venues


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