ED2026: 5/5 SHOWS

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Here are some highly recommended 5/5 shows at Edinburgh Festival 2026. Check out all our reviews from this year’s Festival here.

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1896 - 2026: An Epic Of Electronic Music And Its Technology (The Riventron Factory Poland)

Bog Witch (Avalon & Tellus Studio Present)

Circus The Show (Showmen Productions)

Gregor Fisher: An (Early) Evening With Gregor Fisher (Fiery Entertainment)

Elf Lyons Is The Woman On The Edge (Mick Perrin Worldwide In Association With PBJ Management)

Ele Mckenzie: Bringing It All Back Home (Country Mile Productions In Association With Parkas And Independent Talent)

Rhys James: Chop Logic (Off The Kerb Productions)

Creating A Sonic Haven: Music, Connection And Equality (Dr Claire Garabedian)

Joni Mitchell: Take Me As I Am (Rainee Blake in Association with Fringe Management LLC)

The Palestinian Circus: Step And A Half (Underbelly And The Palestinian Circus With Medical Aid For Palestinians)

Madeleine Brettingham: Legend (Gilded Balloon)

Amazing Bubble Man (Louis Pearl)

The Mr Thing Show (Lee Martin for Gag Reflex)

Dracula: Lucy’s Dream (Plexus Polaire)

SLAY (Gilded Balloon And Gobby Girl Productions)

Tim Biglowe: Plonka (Tim Biglowe/PBH’s Free Fringe) 

House Of Life (Sheep Soup)

The Distance (Global Creative, Grace Dickson Productions and Nic Doodson Productions)

Father, Away She Goes (Pierpoint Productions)

Crybabies: The Scaring (Francesca Moody Productions in association with Plosive Live)

Jess Fuchs: Feral (Country Mile Productions)

St Mary's Cathedral: Lunchtime Recitals (Various Performers)

DUST (Charlaina Thompson And Yellow Brick Theatre Company)

Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour (Conk And Quiet Riot)

Jack Docherty: Butterfly (Gilded Balloon)

The Jolly Fisherman (Kick It Anywhere)

Max Fulham: Memory Foam (Corrie McGuire Management)

James Rowland: Team Viking (James Rowland)

My Life Is A Sonnet (Eric Weiner Inc in association with Fringe Management LLC)

The Trials Of Magnus Coffinkey (Give Or Take Productions)

FLIGHT (Darkfield)

Mothman: A Romance Musical (Finger Guns and Liebenspiel Present)

Smashing Shakespeare: Brave Macbeth (Captivate Theatre)

Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It (Xhloe and Natasha, Soho Theatre and SoHo Playhouse)

Spencer Jones: Dogs (Soho Theatre)

Sammy J: Hero Complex (Buxstock Comedy Management)

Dom McGovern: Prize Hog (United Agents)

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