Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse at Pleasance Courtyard - Below
Dates: 8/5/2026 - 8/30/2026
📍 Theatre: Pleasance Courtyard - Below
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Exquisite Corpse is a multi-character comedy show performed by Jonathan Oldfield, inspired by the Surrealist drawing game in which participants each contribute a different part of a body without seeing the others' contributions. Each performance is shaped in collaboration with the audience, creating an entirely new show every night, featuring a stream of bizarre characters from a man determined to visit every Zizzi's in the UK to a Welsh allotment owner who can't stop dancing. Oldfield uses his body as the canvas for every character, drawing on his background as a third culture kid raised across Mexico, Thailand, South Korea, and France, as well as Freudian ideas about the unconscious. The show channels the spirit of reinvention from the game's origins in post-World War I Paris, offering audiences the chance to create something unexpected and unrepeatable together.
Cast and Creative Team for Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse at Pleasance Courtyard - Below
Cast
Jonathan Oldfield
Ensemble
Creative Team
Jonathan Oldfield
Director
Jonathan Oldfield
Co-Creator
Niall Moorjani
Co-Director
News About Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse at Pleasance Courtyard - Below
Jonathan Oldfield to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut With EXQUISITE CORPSE
July 05, 2026 Jonathan Oldfield, BBC New Comedy Award Finalist and Star Wars: Andor actor, will bring his surreal character comedy EXQUISITE CORPSE to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with each performance shaped by audience collaboration.About the Theatre
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