Always, Sometimes, Maybe
Always, Sometimes, Maybe is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Playground. It has 22 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:25 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'...class act in mime and clowning' * (BingeFringe.com). '...you feel a collective goosebumps' * (Fringesider.com). 'Exceptionally entertaining clowning' (BroadwayBaby.com). Always, Sometimes, Maybe is a solo clown show about a janitor so lonely she makes her friends out of trash. Using physical comedy and puppetry, this show is a funny and wild journey into what it means to be alone, and how we find our way back to each other. Lou unexpectedly finds herself with an audience; with nothing but her rubbish and lot of imagination, she tries to find connection.
Details
- Venue: ZOO Playground
- Space: Playground 3
- Genre: THEATRE, Puppetry, Clown
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 20 seats (Playground 3) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Relaxed performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through main door and down a short corridor Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 2 published reviews and 12 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.
Lou (Michele Stine) is a janitor who struggles to make connections with other people. In fact she finds it much easier to talk with the puppets she makes herself out of the various bits of thrown away plastic and other…
Michele Stine’s Always Sometimes Maybe, which packs sadness, joy, big laughs and absolute sincerity throughout an hour of clowning and puppetry that is likely to be unmatched this Fringe.
— The Quintessential Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:25 — Already performed — £15.00