Six Unmissable Edinburgh Fringe Shows Open for Review Today

WE HAD FUN 

Venue: Summerhall, Old Lab

Dates: 6 – 31 Aug. Time: 18:00 (65 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

Where did it all go wrong? Well, it depends who you ask. Close friends Oscar and Ela navigate the fallout of a drunken sexual encounter as their conflicting versions of events are replayed, rewound and re-written against the sensory medley of a wild night out. Olivier and Tony nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille (SIX the Musical) directs the world premiere of this distinctly un-romantic dark comedy.

BECOMING DR. RUTH 

Venue: Assembly Rooms, Front Room

Dates: 6 – 30 Aug. Time: 16:55 (70 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

Dr Ruth Westheimer shattered taboos, making possible frank public conversations about sex and intimacy. With a twinkle in her eye and an infectious giggle, her wise, disarming advice made her into an unlikely household name. This funny and moving solo play charts her astonishing journey from escaping Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport to international celebrity at 50 as TV’s most beloved sex therapist. At just 4’7″ , her larger-than-life story proves size doesn’t matter.

ACID’S REIGN

Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Fourth

Dates: 5 – 31 Aug. Time: 15:45 (75 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

Bold, brilliant, and burning with urgency, Acid’s Reign is a riotous queer musical with a live band and powerhouse vocals from drag superstars including Victoria Scone, Scarlett Harlett and Gigi Zahir (fresh from supporting Chappell Roan). Provocative, camp and razor-sharp, Acid’ s Reign is a hilarious musical about activism, community and the power of performance.

FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT

Venue: Assembly George Square Studios, Studio Two

Dates: 5 – 31 Aug. Time: 17:05 (60 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

The Fuccbois are the world’s biggest boyband. They’ve sold more tickets and broken more hearts than anyone, but now it’s time to say goodbye to their frosted tips forever; they’re done. From award-winning writer Bridie Connell, FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT is a massive comedy-boyband-extravaganza. It’s an irreverent satire of toxic dating culture, but most importantly: the music is banging.

METEORS 

Venue: Summerhall, Former Women’s Locker Room

Dates: 6 – 31 Aug. Time: 21:00 (60 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

Grief. Mums. Stars. Lasagne. 

Grief isn’t part of the conversation. Especially not as a young person. No one knows what to say, so it’s simply left unsaid. Melissa Pullinger’s autobiographical show, the acclaimed and award-winning breakout at Adelaide Fringe 2026 arrives in Edinburgh.

Ines Wurth Presents

STAY

Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House, The Penny

Dates: 5 – 30 Aug. Time: 15:00 (60 mins)

Review from: 7 Aug.

Category: Theatre, Comedy, Drama

Age guidance: 16+

Sally loves her organized, independent, private life. She answers to no-one but herself… until one day a small act of kindness, for a kid she barely knows, sends her head first into the orbit of a grieving widower and his strong-willed child. Suddenly everything changes. Stay is a sharply funny, deeply moving solo show about love arriving unexpectedly, grief rewriting the rules and family being made in real time. With wit and candour, Sally charts an unexpected journey from bystander to caregiver, discovering that staying, through chaos, sorrow and love, may be the bravest act of all.