A Microscopic Odyssey
A Microscopic Odyssey is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 12 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:35 to Sun 16 Aug, 11:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Award-nominated and a London sell-out, this five-star spectacle follows James, a man who, after trauma, turns to the hidden universe of microbes. Using handcrafted imagery, analogue projection and movement, Mycelium Theatre Company transforms the invisible into vast cinematic landscapes. Blending science and handcrafted illusion, the show documents a story of survival and re-emergence. This visually epic experience invites audiences to look closer and rediscover wonder in the smallest corners of existence. Beautiful, funny and awe-inspiring, it shifts your sense of scale and leaves you seeing and experiencing the world differently.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Beside
- Genre: THEATRE, Devised, Physical theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 95 seats (Beside) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in courtyard on far right. Entrance via gentle permanent fixed ramp. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp 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 5 published reviews and 29 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.
Something magnificent must happen to make anyone attend a show before midday at the Edinburgh Fringe. In the case of Mycelium Theatre Company’s A Microscopic Odyssey, it is not luck but meticulous craftsmanship from…
Mycelium Theatre Company’s first ever production has set their bar extremely high for what lies ahead. The company is a small group of theatre-makers graduating from LAMDA and Royal Welsh Conservatoire.
— The Wee Review (5 out of 5 stars)
Mycelium Theatre Company’s A Microscopic Odyssey at Pleasance Courtyard, Beside, weaves shadow puppets, light manipulation, bumping music, dance and physical theatre to tell the story of microbiologist James Weiss, who,…
— Theatre Weekly (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £15.00