EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026
Noted
with The Back Pack at Assembly Roxy Upstairs 10:15am.
Buckle up for a fast-paced movement-based comedy extravaganza, a whirlwind of imagination, mischief and delight. The Back Pack's signature style, hailed as a live-action cartoon and pure entertainment, creatively combines non-spoken performance, music, dance and media with over 400 hand-drawn images strapped to the performers, transforming them with the turn of every page. Expect surprises, laughter and moments of wonder as you delve deeper into this vibrant, fever-dream fantasia. Bold, original and irresistibly fun, this is storytelling at its most playful and will leave you with a smile on your face and a glow in your heart.
Peregrinations
with Long Story Short at Assembly Roxy Central 11:25am
A powerful wordless work of masked physical theatre and puppetry with original music, exploring displacement and the immigrant crisis in America. Created from interviews and the lived experiences of an international ensemble, the piece uses masks, puppetry and poetic movement to illuminate border crossings, exile, the search for belonging and the barriers imposed by others. As hostility toward immigrants intensifies, this visually arresting performance moves beyond headlines to reveal deeply human stories of courage, loss and resilience. Urgent and intimate, it asks audiences to reflect on migration, memory and compassion in a nation shaped by arrivals.
DOUBLE TAKE
with Broken Box Mime at Underbelly Bristo Square, The Dairy Room. 1:25pm.
Double Take weaves together stories that encourage us to look closer, think again and delight in the unexpected. Two mimes bring audiences on a journey from a bus stop to the big bang, passing by a shoe store from hell and returning to a forest floor at sunset. It celebrates the capacity of the body and imagination, and reminds us of the power of simple storytelling. Join us on an adventure without a single spoken word. Box Mime Theater reimagines the art of mime for contemporary audiences.
Channel
with Wet Hands at The Cubicle at Assembly George Square. M - Th, 6pm and 8:30pm. F - Sun 4 and 6:30 pm.
Step inside a transformed shipping container and enter a fully immersive, interactive electronic soundbath designed for deep rest and radical listening. Beginning with a restorative sonic reset, the experience gradually weaves live audience-contributed sounds into an evolving ambient composition. Over 75 minutes, drift between wakefulness and hypnagogic dream states. Part installation, part gathering space, this work invites you to reclaim your attention in a world of overload. With intimate capacity, intentional prompts and an environment shaped around choice and comfort, it feels less like a show and more like a service. A rare space to pause at the Fringe.
