Acid's Reign
Acid's Reign is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:45 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
2019: A new drag supergroup bursts onto the scene, intent on challenging climate change. Present day: Interest wanes. Climate funding falters. When commercial opportunity knocks, the company faces a reckoning: stay radical or stay visible? Provocative, camp and razor-sharp, Acid's Reign is a riotous queer musical with a live band and powerhouse vocals from drag superstars including Victoria Scone, Scarlett Harlett and Gigi Zahir (fresh from supporting Chappell Roan) about activism, community and the power of performance. 'Disarmingly poignant... Vibrant and expressive work with a wholly authentic voice' (Stage).
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Forth
- Genre: THEATRE, Musical theatre, Drag
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 75 minutes
- Room size: about 257 seats (Forth) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 26, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop, Audio described performances, Captioned performances, BSL signed performances
- 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. Lift dimensions are 1560mm x 1400mm, max. weight 1000kg. Performance space is on Fourth floor up 15 steps on a permanent metal staircase with handrails. 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 18 published reviews and 40 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.
Acid’s Reign is a fantastic new musical that could easily become a cult classic amongst the theatrical community.
This is a show which makes the climate crisis hot! Everyone should want to be part of fighting to save the planet if it was this much fun. It’s loud, colourful, has great songs and even greater characters, but it is…
— UK Theatre Network (4 out of 5 stars)
It is, as the commanding figure of Alex Acid herself explains, the queer drag climate-change musical that nobody asked for.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:45 — Cancelled
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:45 — Already performed — £15.00