A Play to Lose Weight
A Play to Lose Weight by 116 Grams is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Southside. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 20:20 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Gorda has a precise objective: to lose 116 grams. Each performance becomes a peculiar training session where theatre meets workout. She runs, calculates, improvises and revisits fragments of memory and theory. What begins as a physical task slowly unfolds into a performative experiment about discipline, control and the absurd demands placed on bodies – especially women's bodies. As the audience watches the body pushed to its limits, the question shifts: is she trying to lose weight or trying to understand what it means to perform? The show is part of São Paulo Showcase.
Details
- Performer: 116 Grams
- Venue: ZOO Southside
- Space: Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Solo show, Alternative Comedy
- Country: BRAZIL
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 70 seats (Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access via rear entrance, 10 steps from street if not taking accessibility entrance. Wheelchair access type:Level Access Stairs: 6 - 10 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 3 published reviews and 17 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.
Letícia Rodrigues strips down to examine the body she wants to change and the body she fears losing.
— A Young(ish) Perspective (4 out of 5 stars)
Normative body types and weight loss are placed under the microscope in a powerful performance
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
The performer turns the demand to shrink into fiercely expansive theatre.
— Broadway Baby (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00