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They’re Just Small Town (Northern) Lads at Summerhall

Dates: 8/6/2026 - 8/16/2026

📍 Theatre: Summerhall


1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL
Edinburgh,

Tickets: Midweek: £17 (£11.25) Weekend: £17 (£11.25)

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Boys are shaped by the men around them. So what makes a man? It's Y2K and a teenage boy has been caught between two very different influences: a volatile father and a gentle Windrush-era grandfather. But when he's uprooted to a working-class Northern town, he quickly learns the rules: who the hard lads are, what to say on MSN Messenger and how to be a "proper" lad. Blending vivid storytelling with sharp humour, this nostalgia-drenched autobiographical show explores boyhood, masculinity and the moments young boys must decide what kind of men they will become.

News About They’re Just Small Town (Northern) Lads at Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2026 Review: THEY'RE JUST SMALL TOWN (NORTHERN) LADS, Summerhall

August 14, 2026

While the first part of the show is endearing and entertaining, featuring a healthy dose of cheesy comedy and coming-of-age humour, it could be tightened. It does make Jonathan’s change of demeanour more evident, but it also dilutes the core of the play. The build-up could be more tense, more frantic. Still, Jonathan’s message is uncompromising. He’s done the work and is willing to stick his neck out to educate more men. “The path you inherit isn’t the path you have to stay on” he observes.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: A SMALL TOWN NORTHERN TALE, Underbelly

August 17, 2025

A Y2K-drenched coming-of-age comedy-drama: ASTNT follows David’s move from the city to a small Northern town where being the only Black kid means fitting in isn’t an option. Against the chaos of the 2000s: lads mags, MSN and questionable fashion, he tries to find his place but fails spectacularly. For fans of The Inbetweeners, it’s nostalgic, sharp and hilarious... But beneath the laughs lies a Black British story about identity, belonging and carving your place into a world that can’t quite place you.

EDINBURGH 2025: A Small Town Northern Tale Q&A

June 30, 2025

A Y2K-drenched coming-of-age comedy-drama: ASTNT follows David’s move from the city to a small Northern town where being the only Black kid means fitting in isn’t an option. Against the chaos of the 2000s: lads mags, MSN and questionable fashion, he tries to find his place but fails spectacularly. For fans of The Inbetweeners, it’s nostalgic, sharp and hilarious... But beneath the laughs lies a Black British story about identity, belonging and carving your place into a world that can’t quite place you.

A SMALL TOWN NORTHERN TALE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

June 17, 2025

Inspired by his experiences growing up mixed heritage in Manchester and relocating to a small working-class Northern town in the early 2000s, Nathan Jonathan writes and performs a nostalgic love letter to working-class life and cultural identity.

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1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL
Edinburgh,

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