Venue 6
C ARTS | C venues | C aurora
Lauriston Halls, 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ
Venue website: cthearts.com — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
A powerhouse of pure performance. From bardic breakfasts to music, dance, circus: we showcase the uplifting, unsettling, side-splitting, thought-provoking at our festival hub with courtyard café-bar. Part of the vibrant, vivacious variety of C ARTS: a curated programme of international, independent work taking place at multiple city-centre locations, and online, in our 35th year at the Fringe. It’s a festival all of its own. Make sure you see it all.
Accessibility
Access courtyard and church spaces via slight ramp to courtyard at 26 Lauriston Street. Access main house, studio and accessible toilet via level entrance to halls at 30 Lauriston Street. There is level or slight ramp access to all auditoria and to all public areas of the venue. Accessible WC located adjacent to main house performance space. Full venue site is accessible, Wheelchair accessible toilet, No reserved accessible parking, On street blue badge parking, Assistance dogs welcome in all areas. Access courtyard and church spaces via slight ramp to courtyard from Lauriston Street. Access main house, studio and accessible toilet via level entrance to halls from Lauriston Street. Accessible WC located adjacent to main house performance space. On-street blue badge parking bay adjacent to venue on opposite side of Lauriston Street. Assistance animals welcome. For assisted booking and to request assistance, phone 0131 581 5552
What’s on at C ARTS | C venues | C aurora — Fringe 2026
Shakespeare for Breakfast · Theatre · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 10:00 · Thu 6 Aug 10:00 · Fri 7 Aug 10:00 · Sat 8 Aug 10:00 · Sun 9 Aug 10:00 · Mon 10 Aug 10:00 · Tue 11 Aug 10:00 · Wed 12 Aug 10:00 · Thu 13 Aug 10:00 · Fri 14 Aug 10:00 · Sat 15 Aug 10:00 · Sun 16 Aug 10:00 · Tue 18 Aug 10:00 · Wed 19 Aug 10:00 · Thu 20 Aug 10:00 · Fri 21 Aug 10:00 · Sat 22 Aug 10:00 · Sun 23 Aug 10:00 · Mon 24 Aug 10:00 · Tue 25 Aug 10:00 · Wed 26 Aug 10:00 · Thu 27 Aug 10:00 · Fri 28 Aug 10:00 · Sat 29 Aug 10:00 · Sun 30 Aug 10:00
Snow · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £12–£16
Wed 5 Aug 11:15 · Thu 6 Aug 11:15 · Fri 7 Aug 11:15 · Sat 8 Aug 11:15 · Sun 9 Aug 11:15 · Mon 10 Aug 11:15 · Tue 11 Aug 11:15 · Wed 12 Aug 11:15 · Thu 13 Aug 11:15 · Fri 14 Aug 11:15 · Sat 15 Aug 11:15 · Sun 16 Aug 11:15 · Mon 17 Aug 11:15 · Tue 18 Aug 11:15 · Wed 19 Aug 11:15 · Thu 20 Aug 11:15 · Fri 21 Aug 11:15 · Sat 22 Aug 11:15 · Sun 23 Aug 11:15
Chopin's Last Tour · Theatre · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 11:30 · Fri 7 Aug 11:30 · Sun 9 Aug 11:30 · Tue 11 Aug 11:30 · Thu 13 Aug 11:30 · Sat 15 Aug 11:30 · Mon 17 Aug 11:30 · Wed 19 Aug 11:30 · Fri 21 Aug 11:30 · Sun 23 Aug 11:30
Wintersweet and Larkspur · Theatre · £10–£12
Wed 5 Aug 12:35 · Thu 6 Aug 12:35 · Fri 7 Aug 12:35 · Sat 8 Aug 12:35 · Sun 9 Aug 12:35
The Quiet Between · Theatre · £9–£11
Wed 5 Aug 13:45 · Thu 6 Aug 13:45 · Fri 7 Aug 13:45 · Sat 8 Aug 13:45 · Sun 9 Aug 13:45
Emoji: The Hieroglyphs of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text · Comedy · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 15:00 · Thu 6 Aug 15:00 · Fri 7 Aug 15:00 · Sat 8 Aug 15:00 · Sun 9 Aug 15:00 · Mon 10 Aug 15:00 · Tue 11 Aug 15:00 · Wed 12 Aug 15:00 · Thu 13 Aug 15:00 · Fri 14 Aug 15:00 · Fri 14 Aug 15:00 · Sat 15 Aug 15:00 · Sun 16 Aug 15:00 · Tue 18 Aug 15:00 · Wed 19 Aug 15:00 · Thu 20 Aug 15:00 · Fri 21 Aug 15:00 · Sat 22 Aug 15:00 · Sun 23 Aug 15:00 · Tue 25 Aug 15:00 · Wed 26 Aug 15:00 · Thu 27 Aug 15:00 · Fri 28 Aug 15:00 · Sat 29 Aug 15:00 · Sun 30 Aug 15:00
Clary · Theatre · £8–£12
Wed 5 Aug 15:00 · Thu 6 Aug 15:00 · Fri 7 Aug 15:00 · Sat 8 Aug 15:00 · Sun 9 Aug 15:00 · Mon 10 Aug 15:00 · Tue 11 Aug 15:00 · Wed 12 Aug 15:00 · Thu 13 Aug 15:00 · Fri 14 Aug 15:00 · Sat 15 Aug 15:00 · Sun 16 Aug 15:00 · Mon 17 Aug 15:00 · Tue 18 Aug 15:00 · Wed 19 Aug 15:00 · Thu 20 Aug 15:00 · Fri 21 Aug 15:00 · Sat 22 Aug 15:00 · Sun 23 Aug 15:00 · Mon 24 Aug 15:00 · Tue 25 Aug 15:00 · Wed 26 Aug 15:00 · Thu 27 Aug 15:00 · Fri 28 Aug 15:00 · Sat 29 Aug 15:00 · Sun 30 Aug 15:00
Dogberry and Verges Are Scared · Theatre · £10–£16
Wed 5 Aug 15:35 · Thu 6 Aug 15:35 · Fri 7 Aug 15:35 · Sat 8 Aug 15:35 · Sun 9 Aug 15:35 · Tue 11 Aug 15:35 · Wed 12 Aug 15:35 · Thu 13 Aug 15:35 · Fri 14 Aug 15:35 · Sat 15 Aug 15:35 · Sun 16 Aug 15:35 · Tue 18 Aug 15:35 · Wed 19 Aug 15:35 · Thu 20 Aug 15:35 · Fri 21 Aug 15:35 · Sat 22 Aug 15:35 · Sun 23 Aug 15:35 · Tue 25 Aug 15:35 · Wed 26 Aug 15:35 · Thu 27 Aug 15:35 · Fri 28 Aug 15:35 · Sat 29 Aug 15:35 · Sun 30 Aug 15:35
Brick · Theatre · £9–£13
Wed 5 Aug 16:15 · Thu 6 Aug 16:15 · Fri 7 Aug 16:15 · Sat 8 Aug 16:15 · Sun 9 Aug 16:15 · Mon 10 Aug 16:15 · Tue 11 Aug 16:15 · Wed 12 Aug 16:15 · Thu 13 Aug 16:15 · Fri 14 Aug 16:15 · Sat 15 Aug 16:15 · Sun 16 Aug 16:15 · Mon 17 Aug 16:15 · Tue 18 Aug 16:15 · Wed 19 Aug 16:15 · Thu 20 Aug 16:15 · Fri 21 Aug 16:15 · Sat 22 Aug 16:15 · Sun 23 Aug 16:15 · Mon 24 Aug 16:15 · Tue 25 Aug 16:15 · Wed 26 Aug 16:15 · Thu 27 Aug 16:15 · Fri 28 Aug 16:15 · Sat 29 Aug 16:15 · Sun 30 Aug 16:15
M (Woman of Fashion) · Theatre · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 17:30 · Thu 6 Aug 17:30 · Fri 7 Aug 17:30 · Sat 8 Aug 17:30 · Sun 9 Aug 17:30 · Mon 10 Aug 17:30 · Tue 11 Aug 17:30 · Wed 12 Aug 17:30 · Thu 13 Aug 17:30 · Fri 14 Aug 17:30 · Sat 15 Aug 17:30 · Sun 16 Aug 17:30 · Mon 17 Aug 17:30 · Tue 18 Aug 17:30 · Wed 19 Aug 17:30 · Thu 20 Aug 17:30 · Fri 21 Aug 17:30 · Sat 22 Aug 17:30 · Sun 23 Aug 17:30 · Mon 24 Aug 17:30 · Tue 25 Aug 17:30 · Wed 26 Aug 17:30 · Thu 27 Aug 17:30 · Fri 28 Aug 17:30 · Sat 29 Aug 17:30 · Sun 30 Aug 17:30
Ass Ass In · Theatre · £10
Wed 5 Aug 18:25 · Thu 6 Aug 18:25 · Fri 7 Aug 18:25
The Last Days of Trump (A Liberal Fantasy) · Theatre · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 18:35 · Thu 6 Aug 18:35 · Fri 7 Aug 18:35 · Sat 8 Aug 18:35 · Sun 9 Aug 18:35 · Mon 10 Aug 18:35 · Tue 11 Aug 18:35 · Wed 12 Aug 18:35 · Thu 13 Aug 18:35 · Fri 14 Aug 18:35 · Sat 15 Aug 18:35 · Sun 16 Aug 18:35
Thank You, F*ck You and I'm Sorry · Cabaret and Variety · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 19:50 · Thu 6 Aug 19:50 · Fri 7 Aug 19:50 · Sat 8 Aug 19:50 · Sun 9 Aug 19:50 · Mon 10 Aug 19:50 · Tue 11 Aug 19:50 · Wed 12 Aug 19:50 · Thu 13 Aug 19:50 · Fri 14 Aug 19:50 · Sat 15 Aug 19:50 · Sun 16 Aug 19:50
The Musical · Theatre · £10–£12
Wed 5 Aug 22:10 · Thu 6 Aug 22:10 · Fri 7 Aug 22:10 · Sat 8 Aug 22:10 · Sun 9 Aug 22:10
Couture · Theatre · £8–£12
Wed 5 Aug 22:30 · Thu 6 Aug 22:30 · Fri 7 Aug 22:30 · Sat 8 Aug 22:30 · Sun 9 Aug 22:30 · Mon 10 Aug 21:05 · Tue 11 Aug 21:05 · Wed 12 Aug 22:30 · Thu 13 Aug 22:30 · Fri 14 Aug 22:30 · Sat 15 Aug 22:30 · Sun 16 Aug 22:30 · Tue 18 Aug 22:30 · Wed 19 Aug 22:30 · Thu 20 Aug 22:30 · Fri 21 Aug 22:30 · Sat 22 Aug 22:30 · Sun 23 Aug 22:30 · Mon 24 Aug 22:30 · Tue 25 Aug 22:30 · Wed 26 Aug 22:30 · Thu 27 Aug 22:30 · Fri 28 Aug 22:30 · Sat 29 Aug 22:30 · Sun 30 Aug 22:30
Delivering Debussy · Theatre · £10–£14
Thu 6 Aug 11:30 · Sat 8 Aug 11:30 · Mon 10 Aug 11:30 · Wed 12 Aug 11:30 · Fri 14 Aug 11:30 · Sun 16 Aug 11:30 · Tue 18 Aug 11:30 · Thu 20 Aug 11:30 · Sat 22 Aug 11:30
Mulan · Musicals and Opera · £9
Thu 6 Aug 12:30 · Fri 7 Aug 12:30
1617: Our Tale of Two Planets · Theatre · £12
Sat 8 Aug 17:20
School of Rock · Musicals and Opera · £16
Sat 8 Aug 19:30 · Sun 9 Aug 19:30 · Sat 29 Aug 17:30 · Sun 30 Aug 17:30
A Magical Journey to Sichuan · Children's Shows · £3
Sun 9 Aug 17:25
Bathroom · Theatre · £11–£13
Mon 10 Aug 12:30 · Tue 11 Aug 12:30 · Wed 12 Aug 12:30 · Thu 13 Aug 12:30 · Fri 14 Aug 12:30 · Sat 15 Aug 12:30 · Sun 16 Aug 12:30
Seed · Theatre · £10–£12
Mon 10 Aug 13:50 · Tue 11 Aug 13:50 · Wed 12 Aug 13:50 · Thu 13 Aug 13:50 · Fri 14 Aug 13:50 · Sat 15 Aug 13:50
Othello · Theatre · £14
Mon 10 Aug 19:20 · Tue 11 Aug 19:20
Love's Labour’s Lost · Theatre · £14
Mon 10 Aug 20:50 · Wed 12 Aug 20:50 · Fri 14 Aug 20:50
Feral · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £8–£12
Mon 10 Aug 22:40 · Tue 11 Aug 22:40 · Wed 12 Aug 22:40 · Thu 13 Aug 22:40 · Fri 14 Aug 22:40 · Sat 15 Aug 22:40 · Sun 16 Aug 22:40 · Mon 17 Aug 22:40 · Tue 18 Aug 22:40 · Wed 19 Aug 22:40 · Thu 20 Aug 22:40 · Fri 21 Aug 22:40 · Sat 22 Aug 22:40 · Sun 23 Aug 22:40
Hamlet · Theatre · £14
Tue 11 Aug 20:50 · Thu 13 Aug 20:50 · Sat 15 Aug 20:50 · Sun 16 Aug 20:50
Sculpture and Poetry (Legacy) · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £14–£16
Wed 12 Aug 12:30 · Thu 13 Aug 12:30 · Fri 14 Aug 12:30 · Sat 15 Aug 12:30 · Sun 16 Aug 12:30
Liu Ling Zui (Old Drunken Dream) · Musicals and Opera · £14–£16
Wed 12 Aug 14:00 · Thu 13 Aug 14:00 · Fri 14 Aug 14:00 · Sat 15 Aug 14:00 · Sun 16 Aug 14:00
Echoes of Being · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £10
Fri 14 Aug 17:35
Unbounded Growth · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £10
Fri 14 Aug 18:25
The Bride · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £10
Fri 14 Aug 19:25
Love in the Cracks · Theatre · £12–£16
Mon 17 Aug 12:30 · Tue 18 Aug 12:30 · Wed 19 Aug 12:30 · Thu 20 Aug 12:30 · Fri 21 Aug 12:30 · Sat 22 Aug 12:30 · Sun 23 Aug 12:30
The History of Jazz Piano, and Irrelevant Topics · Cabaret and Variety · £10–£14
Mon 17 Aug 12:45 · Tue 18 Aug 12:45 · Wed 19 Aug 12:45 · Thu 20 Aug 12:45 · Fri 21 Aug 12:45 · Sat 22 Aug 12:45 · Sun 23 Aug 12:45
Night Falls on Burma · Theatre · £12–£14
Mon 17 Aug 14:00 · Tue 18 Aug 14:00 · Wed 19 Aug 14:00 · Thu 20 Aug 14:00 · Fri 21 Aug 14:00 · Sat 22 Aug 14:00
Paywall · Theatre · £10–£14
Mon 17 Aug 18:35 · Tue 18 Aug 18:35 · Wed 19 Aug 18:35 · Thu 20 Aug 18:35 · Fri 21 Aug 18:35 · Sat 22 Aug 18:35 · Sun 23 Aug 18:35 · Mon 24 Aug 18:35 · Tue 25 Aug 18:35 · Wed 26 Aug 18:35 · Thu 27 Aug 18:35 · Fri 28 Aug 18:35 · Sat 29 Aug 18:35 · Sun 30 Aug 18:35
Title Goes Here · Comedy · £9–£13
Mon 17 Aug 19:50 · Tue 18 Aug 19:50 · Wed 19 Aug 19:50 · Thu 20 Aug 19:50 · Fri 21 Aug 19:50 · Sat 22 Aug 19:50 · Sun 23 Aug 19:50 · Mon 24 Aug 19:50 · Tue 25 Aug 19:50 · Wed 26 Aug 19:50 · Thu 27 Aug 19:50 · Fri 28 Aug 19:50 · Sat 29 Aug 19:50 · Sun 30 Aug 19:50
Bata Dance · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £10–£14
Mon 17 Aug 20:15 · Tue 18 Aug 20:15 · Wed 19 Aug 20:15 · Thu 20 Aug 20:15 · Fri 21 Aug 20:15 · Sat 22 Aug 20:15 · Sun 23 Aug 20:15
Dragon · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £14
Wed 19 Aug 18:50 · Thu 20 Aug 18:50
Liberty · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £14
Fri 21 Aug 18:55
MIR · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £9–£13
Mon 24 Aug 14:00 · Tue 25 Aug 14:00 · Wed 26 Aug 14:00 · Thu 27 Aug 14:00 · Fri 28 Aug 14:00 · Sat 29 Aug 14:00 · Sun 30 Aug 14:00
Chef! Gimme One of Everything! · Comedy · £7–£11
Mon 24 Aug 14:10 · Tue 25 Aug 14:10 · Wed 26 Aug 14:10 · Thu 27 Aug 14:10 · Fri 28 Aug 14:10 · Sat 29 Aug 14:10 · Sun 30 Aug 14:10
An Audience with Marvin Herbert · Spoken Word · £3
Tue 25 Aug 22:20 · Wed 26 Aug 22:20 · Thu 27 Aug 22:20 · Fri 28 Aug 22:20 · Sat 29 Aug 22:20
Dead Prepared · Theatre · £8–£10
Wed 26 Aug 13:00 · Thu 27 Aug 13:00 · Fri 28 Aug 13:00 · Sat 29 Aug 13:00 · Sun 30 Aug 13:00
La Sylphide: The Coven of Desire · Dance Physical Theatre and Circus · £11–£13
Wed 26 Aug 19:50 · Thu 27 Aug 19:50 · Fri 28 Aug 19:50 · Sat 29 Aug 19:50 · Sun 30 Aug 19:50