After Party
After Party is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Traverse Theatre. It has 21 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
From acclaimed playwright Morna Young, After Party is a bold and life-affirming story about a life-ending decision, and our responsibility to others, in life and in death. Matriarch Vivienne Blackwood has always lived life on her own terms, much to the frustration of her fractured family. Summoning them for her 80th birthday party, they arrive expecting the usual family escapades. But as old tensions surface and beliefs collide, Vivienne’s reasons for gathering them soon unravels. She wants the party of a lifetime – but can her wayward family make it through the night? Sharp, darkly funny and unflinching.
Details
- Venue: Traverse Theatre
- Space: Traverse 1
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 125 minutes
- Room size: about 214 seats (Traverse 1) — 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: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Audio described performances, Captioned performances, BSL signed performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Traverse 1 has a steep rake so if you have any access requirements, there is level access into the building via lift. Duty Manager will show customers into the theatre to their seat/space. If not taking the lift there are 29 steep steps from the bar Bar to Stage Level of Traverse 1. 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 7 published reviews and 14 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.
Alison Peebles leads the cast as Vivienne Blackwood, a former diva style star who is also the matriarch of a dysfunctional family.
— Daily Business Magazine (4 out of 5 stars)
Morna Young has written an incredibly intricate play. She neither rushes her characters into and out of their conflicts nor overburdens them with unrealist histories.
— British Theatre Guide (4 out of 5 stars)
I don’t mind telling you, the final scene was so beautifully done I had to stop myself from sobbing out loud.
— UK Theatre Network (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £23.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:30 — Already performed — £23.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £29.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £29.50