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theSpace @ Niddry Street

Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1TH, United Kingdom
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1518: The Dancing Plague

Aug 24 – Aug 29, 2026

1518: The Dancing Plague is a satirical comedy written by Hannah Ponturo, based on the real mass hysteria that led to uncontrollable dancing in medieval Europe. The play follows two peasants, Katherine and Anna, who rekindle their long-fractured romance while the city of...

DECKHAND

DECKHAND

Aug 24 – Aug 29, 2026

An insufferable Hollywood agent and his assistant embark on a tumultuous journey aboard a failing speedboat. Joseph, an abrasive, pushing-40 talent agent, is awoken in the middle of the night by a call from his top billing client. She's on Catalina Island for a photoshoot...

Review: WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Review: WIPING MY MOTHER'S ARSE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

A care home. A complicated son. A mother with secrets. This one’s darkly funny, unexpectedly tender, and hits different if you’ve ever had to navigate messy family dynamics (so… everyone). A sold-out Fringe hit, back and bolder than ever.…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SWAMPLESQUE, Assembly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: SWAMPLESQUE, Assembly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

The hottest ticket of Fringe 2024 and 2025. Everyone's favourite ogre-inspired burlesque and drag parody is coming back to Edinburgh! Swamplesque is the award-winning, critically acclaimed, five-star rated burlesque parody show!…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AS FAR AS WE KNOW, Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: AS FAR AS WE KNOW, Summerhall

by Joanna Trainor · August 22, 2026

You know you’re in for a good story when you go and see a YESYESNONO production, but As Far As We Know is particularly special. Best enjoyed at the very edge of your seat, you're in for a hell of a ride.…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BABY BRAIN, Assembly

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BABY BRAIN, Assembly

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

A new play about motherhood, postpartum psychosis and stand-up comedy! A new mother, Cass, tackles her mental health crisis, with dark humour, bright wit, brutal honesty and dreams of becoming a comic. A “slightly true story', starring BAFTA winner Kimberley Nixon (Channel 4's Fresh Meat).…

EDINBURGH 2026: Reviews: GILRZ, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2026: Reviews: GILRZ, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

A brand-new girl band, a hotshot manager and a struggling songwriter, Girlz unfolds over one tumultuous year. After its incredible reviews and nomination for Best Musical at last year's Fringe, this new production is bigger, bolder and BACK! Fast-paced and bursting with humour, great choreography, o…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MAMA G: THE MAGIC BOOKMARK, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: MAMA G: THE MAGIC BOOKMARK, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 21, 2026

Join 'everyone's favourite pantomime dame!' (Metro) and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist, Mama G, on an award-winning, panto adventure for the whole family. Book Worm is livid that encyclopaedias give people so much knowledge, so decides to steal all the books from Mama G's library! Mama G vows to…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BOILER ROOM SIX: A TITANIC STORY, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: BOILER ROOM SIX: A TITANIC STORY, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue · August 22, 2026

Witness the impossible true survival story of Titanic stoker Frederick Barrett. Working in the boiler rooms of the maiden voyage, Barrett's fight for survival is one of the most devastating accounts of the Titanic's last few hours. Boiler Room Six gives a voice to the sacrifice of the working men be…

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: VOTE: THE MUSICAL, TheSpace Triplex

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: VOTE: THE MUSICAL, TheSpace Triplex

by Iona Rose · August 20, 2026

It would be easy, even comfortable, to forget the pain with which voting equality was won in the UK, but this show bares it all. The women it depicts wrestled their rights from the tight grasp of men who would rather own and control them, defying the odds at all costs. A moving portrayal of love and…

Past Shows

Guns In Dragonland

Guns In Dragonland

Aug 17 – Aug 22, 2026

A stunning new work exploring gun violence through the eyes of children and the dragons who protect them. Navigating youth is a universal challenge, but with the constant threat of firearms, American students are faced with their own mortality before they stop wearing tutus to...

atticwife

Aug 7 – Aug 15, 2026

In an attic that only locks from the outside, a tradwife influencer live-streams to millions of followers about her upcoming lobotomy. When a bleeding-heart butch from her past enters the chat, she is forced to reconsider how perfect her offline life really is. Written by and...

It's A Struggle Coming Out

It's A Struggle Coming Out

Aug 8 – Aug 13, 2026

A campy, queer comedy about vampires, Evangelicals, and the thirst for authenticity, making its international debut at Edinburgh Fringe 2026. When pushed to sign up for an Evangelist debutante ball, goth teen Em is tasked with converting vampires to Christianity. Drawn to their...

Revelation

Revelation

Aug 8 – Aug 13, 2026

A new play about the horror and hope of being American. The four horsemen gather at Mama Ruby's Restaurant in Nowhere, North Carolina for their annual apocalypse conference, convinced that this is the year the world will finally crash and burn. Unfortunately for them, humanity...

An Act of Grace

An Act of Grace

Aug 2 – Aug 24, 2024

Grace, a wealthy and mysterious woman, invites an ex-golf pro turned financial advisor and a lawyer with sordid secrets to her country home to discuss her estate and update her will. What could go wrong? Everything... quickly. Once there, the two men are thrust into a game of...

Edward's Talk - What's Driving You?

Edward's Talk - What's Driving You?

Aug 12 – Aug 17, 2024

Edward (never Ted) has delivered his talk on speed awareness 2191 times over the last 10 years. Today, it’s not quite going to plan.

StageMagEdward's Talk - What's Driving You? StageMag

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