A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola
A Foot is Not an Appropriate Prize for the Tombola is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:20 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
After a severed foot is found in one of the tombola prizes, Lydia is determined not to let it ruin the village fete. But as the revelations get more bizarre, and Lydia attempts to work out "whodunnit", it appears there might be a more horrific truth to the village than anyone realised. A camp and comedic interactive murder mystery inspired by the worlds of cosy crime and cosmic horror, performed by vibrant storyteller Daniel McVey. Prepare to be intrigued, entertained and leave questioning the wild world we live in.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Attic
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Drag
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Attic) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 20+ 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 6 published reviews and 31 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.
4.5 Stars. Expect witty off-hand barbs and rest assured that the play is actually about anti-democratic structures in British government, the nature of power, propaganda, censorship and increasing crackdown on dissent…
This offbeat show is a pastiche of cult references The League of Gentlemen to Garth Marenghi and even sci-fi legend HP Lovecraft.
3.5 Stars. For anybody who knows ‘Welcome to Nightvale’, this show tells a similarly comedically absurd plot of what may be a regular English town, or may just perhaps be something much more insidious.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00