Venue 393
Just The Tonic Nucleus
138-140 Pleasance, EH8 9RR
Venue website: justthetonic.com/edinburgh-festival — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
The Nucleus, nestled in the heart of Edinburgh's historic Old Town, is a beacon of Just the Tonic at Edinburgh Fringe. This dynamic venue seamlessly blends heritage with modernity, offering a welcoming space for a diverse array of performances, from stand-up comedy to folk music.
Accessibility
Full venue site is accessible, Wheelchair accessible toilet, No reserved accessible parking, On street blue badge parking, Assistance dogs welcome in all areas
What’s on at Just The Tonic Nucleus — Fringe 2026
Ian and His Talking Fingers Magic Show · Children's Shows · £8
Thu 6 Aug 12:30 · Fri 7 Aug 12:30 · Sat 8 Aug 12:30 · Sun 9 Aug 12:30 · 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 · Mon 17 Aug 12:30 · Wed 19 Aug 12:30 · Thu 20 Aug 12:30
The King Oedipus · Theatre · £12
Thu 6 Aug 13:00 · Fri 7 Aug 13:00 · Sat 8 Aug 13:00
ELBA · Theatre · £5–£10
Thu 6 Aug 16:30 · Fri 7 Aug 16:30 · Sat 8 Aug 16:30 · Sun 9 Aug 16:30 · Mon 10 Aug 16:30 · Tue 11 Aug 16:30 · Wed 12 Aug 16:30 · Thu 13 Aug 16:30 · Fri 14 Aug 16:30 · Sat 15 Aug 16:30 · Sun 16 Aug 16:30 · Mon 17 Aug 16:30 · Wed 19 Aug 16:30 · Thu 20 Aug 16:30 · Fri 21 Aug 16:30 · Sat 22 Aug 16:30 · Sun 23 Aug 16:30 · Mon 24 Aug 16:30 · Tue 25 Aug 16:30 · Wed 26 Aug 16:30 · Thu 27 Aug 16:30 · Fri 28 Aug 16:30 · Sat 29 Aug 16:30 · Sun 30 Aug 16:30
Jack Off The Beanstalk · Theatre · £15
Thu 6 Aug 17:50 · Fri 7 Aug 17:50 · Sat 8 Aug 17:50 · Sun 9 Aug 17:50 · Mon 10 Aug 17:50 · Tue 11 Aug 17:50 · Wed 12 Aug 17:50 · Thu 13 Aug 17:50 · Fri 14 Aug 17:50 · Sat 15 Aug 17:50 · Sun 16 Aug 17:50 · Mon 17 Aug 17:50 · Wed 19 Aug 17:50 · Thu 20 Aug 17:50 · Fri 21 Aug 17:50 · Sat 22 Aug 17:50 · Sun 23 Aug 17:50 · Mon 24 Aug 17:50 · Tue 25 Aug 17:50 · Wed 26 Aug 17:50 · Thu 27 Aug 17:50 · Fri 28 Aug 17:50 · Sat 29 Aug 17:50 · Sun 30 Aug 17:50
Connor Burns: FLOW · Comedy · £10.9–£21.5
Thu 6 Aug 18:00 · Fri 7 Aug 18:00 · Sat 8 Aug 18:00 · Sun 9 Aug 18:00 · Mon 10 Aug 18:00 · Tue 11 Aug 18:00 · Wed 12 Aug 18:00 · Thu 13 Aug 18:00 · Fri 14 Aug 18:00 · Sat 15 Aug 18:00 · Sun 16 Aug 18:00 · Mon 17 Aug 18:00 · Wed 19 Aug 18:00 · Thu 20 Aug 18:00 · Fri 21 Aug 18:00 · Sun 23 Aug 18:00 · Mon 24 Aug 18:00 · Mon 24 Aug 19:20 · Tue 25 Aug 18:00 · Tue 25 Aug 19:20 · Wed 26 Aug 18:00 · Thu 27 Aug 18:00 · Thu 27 Aug 20:45 · Fri 28 Aug 18:00 · Sat 29 Aug 18:00 · Sun 30 Aug 18:00
Comedy in the Dark · Comedy · £8–£14
Thu 6 Aug 19:15 · Fri 7 Aug 19:15 · Sat 8 Aug 19:15 · Sun 9 Aug 19:15 · Mon 10 Aug 19:15 · Tue 11 Aug 19:15 · Wed 12 Aug 19:15 · Thu 13 Aug 19:15 · Fri 14 Aug 19:15 · Sat 15 Aug 19:15 · Sun 16 Aug 19:15 · Mon 17 Aug 19:15 · Wed 19 Aug 19:15 · Thu 20 Aug 19:15 · Fri 21 Aug 19:15 · Sat 22 Aug 19:15 · Sun 23 Aug 19:15 · Mon 24 Aug 19:15 · Tue 25 Aug 19:15 · Wed 26 Aug 19:15 · Thu 27 Aug 19:15 · Fri 28 Aug 19:15 · Sat 29 Aug 19:15 · Sun 30 Aug 19:15
Craig Hill: You're Not Even Safe Up the Back! · Comedy · £10.5–£20
Thu 6 Aug 19:25 · Fri 7 Aug 19:25 · Sat 8 Aug 19:25 · Sun 9 Aug 19:25 · Mon 10 Aug 19:25 · Tue 11 Aug 19:25 · Wed 12 Aug 19:25 · Thu 13 Aug 19:25 · Fri 14 Aug 19:25 · Sat 15 Aug 19:25 · Sun 16 Aug 19:25 · Wed 19 Aug 19:25 · Thu 20 Aug 19:25 · Fri 21 Aug 19:25 · Sat 22 Aug 19:25 · Sun 23 Aug 19:25 · Wed 26 Aug 19:25 · Thu 27 Aug 19:25 · Fri 28 Aug 19:25 · Sat 29 Aug 19:25 · Sun 30 Aug 19:25
Confessions of a Serial Mother · Comedy · £10
Thu 6 Aug 20:40 · Fri 7 Aug 20:40 · Sat 8 Aug 20:40 · Sun 9 Aug 20:40 · Mon 10 Aug 20:40 · Tue 11 Aug 20:40 · Wed 12 Aug 20:40
Simon Evans: Shadow Play · Comedy · £10–£16
Thu 6 Aug 20:45 · Fri 7 Aug 20:45 · Sat 8 Aug 20:45 · Sun 9 Aug 20:45 · Mon 10 Aug 20:45 · Tue 11 Aug 20:45 · Wed 12 Aug 20:45 · Thu 13 Aug 20:45 · Fri 14 Aug 20:45 · Sat 15 Aug 20:45 · Sun 16 Aug 20:45 · Mon 17 Aug 20:45 · Wed 19 Aug 20:45 · Thu 20 Aug 20:45
Pickle-Based Game Show – Crunchy, Briny and Chaotic · Comedy · £7
Thu 6 Aug 22:00 · Fri 7 Aug 22:00 · Sun 9 Aug 22:00
1 Hour of Headline Comedy · Comedy · £12–£15
Thu 6 Aug 22:15 · Fri 7 Aug 22:15 · Sat 8 Aug 22:15 · Sun 9 Aug 22:15 · Mon 10 Aug 22:15 · Tue 11 Aug 22:15 · Wed 12 Aug 22:15 · Thu 13 Aug 22:15 · Fri 14 Aug 22:15 · Sat 15 Aug 22:15 · Sun 16 Aug 22:15 · Mon 17 Aug 22:15 · Wed 19 Aug 22:15 · Thu 20 Aug 22:15 · Fri 21 Aug 22:15 · Sat 22 Aug 22:15 · Sun 23 Aug 22:15 · Mon 24 Aug 22:15 · Tue 25 Aug 22:15 · Wed 26 Aug 22:15 · Thu 27 Aug 22:15 · Fri 28 Aug 22:15 · Sat 29 Aug 22:15 · Sun 30 Aug 22:15
How Far Away Are They? An Afternoon with the Cast of Phoenix Nights · Comedy · £22.5
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
Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics · Comedy · £12.5
Sat 8 Aug 22:20 · Sat 15 Aug 22:00 · Sat 22 Aug 22:00 · Sat 29 Aug 22:00
The Floating Life Performance III QI · Theatre · £12
Mon 10 Aug 13:00 · Tue 11 Aug 13:00 · Wed 12 Aug 13:00 · Thu 13 Aug 13:00 · Fri 14 Aug 13:00
ADULT LESSONS · Comedy · £8
Mon 10 Aug 22:00 · Tue 11 Aug 22:00 · Wed 12 Aug 22:00 · Thu 13 Aug 22:00 · Fri 14 Aug 22:00 · Sun 23 Aug 22:00 · Mon 24 Aug 22:00 · Tue 25 Aug 22:00 · Wed 26 Aug 22:00 · Thu 27 Aug 22:00 · Fri 28 Aug 22:00
Deniz Göktas - Özel Gösterim · Comedy · Free
Thu 13 Aug 20:40
KALT'in Sunumu · Comedy · £15
Fri 14 Aug 20:40
Delivered · Theatre · £8
Sat 15 Aug 13:00 · Sun 16 Aug 13:00 · Mon 17 Aug 13:00
Henry Paker – Pencil Case Preview · Comedy · £18
Sat 15 Aug 15:10 · Sun 16 Aug 15:10 · Mon 17 Aug 15:10 · Wed 19 Aug 15:10 · Thu 20 Aug 15:10 · Fri 21 Aug 15:10 · Sat 22 Aug 15:10
Utku Ergin · Comedy · £15
Sat 15 Aug 20:40
Sokopop Quiz Night · Comedy · £15
Sun 16 Aug 20:40
The Stand-Up Experience · Comedy · £15
Sun 16 Aug 22:00 · Mon 17 Aug 22:00 · Wed 19 Aug 22:00 · Thu 20 Aug 22:00
Özge Özel · Comedy · £15
Mon 17 Aug 20:40
TuzBiber 3'lü · Comedy · £12.5
Wed 19 Aug 20:40
An Afternoon With Clinton Baptiste · Comedy · £18
Thu 20 Aug 13:00 · Thu 20 Aug 15:30 · Fri 21 Aug 13:00 · Fri 21 Aug 15:30 · Sat 22 Aug 13:00 · Sat 22 Aug 15:30
Karen Dunbar: Chirpy · Comedy · £20
Fri 21 Aug 20:45 · Sat 22 Aug 20:45 · Sun 23 Aug 20:45
Serkan Altunigne – Umurumda Degil · Comedy · £15
Sat 22 Aug 20:40
5 Headliners for £10 · Comedy · £10
Sun 23 Aug 15:00
Let The Best Man Win · Comedy · £15
Mon 24 Aug 20:40 · Tue 25 Aug 20:40 · Wed 26 Aug 20:40 · Thu 27 Aug 20:40 · Fri 28 Aug 20:40 · Sat 29 Aug 20:40 · Sun 30 Aug 20:40
Angelos Epithemiou – Can I Just Show You What I Got · Comedy · £17
Fri 28 Aug 20:45 · Sat 29 Aug 20:45 · Sun 30 Aug 20:45
The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers · Comedy · £15
Sat 29 Aug 14:00 · Sun 30 Aug 14:00