1 Night at Ford’s Theatre
1 Night at Ford’s Theatre is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Rotunda Theatre. It has 17 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:00 to Sun 23 Aug, 18:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Tonight at Ford's Theatre, President Lincoln will be assassinated. John Wilkes Booth pulls the trigger while his brother, Edwin – the most celebrated Shakespearean actor of his generation – must live with the consequences. Guided by P.T. Barnum as ringmaster, audiences enter a circus of memory. History and spectacle collide as the Booth brothers' lives unfold against the backdrop of the Civil War. This musical, a work in progress by a former Cirque du Soleil trapeze artist turned historian, with music by an award-winning composer, is performed by graduate students from University of Cambridge.
Details
- Venue: Rotunda Theatre
- Space: Bubble
- Genre: OPERA, Historical, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 110 seats (Bubble) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 17, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 25 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Unmissable show. After life-threatening injuries grounded her elite circus career, former Cirque du Soleil swinging trapeze artist Kaely Michels-Gualtieri brings to the stage a new immersive musical.
RECOMMENDED SHOW US President Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 made a young actor infamous. 1 Night at Ford’s Theatre explores the turmoil of his older brother, constantly revisiting events that led to that fateful…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00