A Man Proposes to a Balloon, or Possibly Something Worse
A Man Proposes to a Balloon, or Possibly Something Worse is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 16 performances listed, running from Sat 15 Aug, 13:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 13:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Mikey's decided two things: he's ready to propose to his partner and he's going to practise his proposal speech on a balloon first. Coming to the same park bench every day, a strange relationship develops and soon, the balloon starts talking back to him. Written by stand-up comedian and So You Think You're Funny finalist, Mark Daniels, this ridiculous dark comedy is a story of love, loneliness and a gay man's relationship with his city. Oh, and it's also about a passive aggressive b*tch of a talking balloon.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Blether
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Blether) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 16, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 11 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.
This ridiculous dark comedy is a story of love, loneliness and a gay man’s relationship with his city. It asks if anyone knows what are the ‘right’ things to do in our complicated world, and if there is any ‘right’ way…
— Theatre in Edinburgh (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00