Definitions of Toast
Definitions of Toast by Amy Matthews is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron). It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Amy (BBC, ITVx) can’t get angry. She’s feeling left out – it seems to be all the rage. Literally. This is a show about attempting fury when your emotions are delivered by carrier pigeon, queerness, being Best Supporting Actor in your own life, what it means to love people on their sobriety journey and how a potion Amy made in 2002 cursed the world. 'Drily funny and giddily quirky' (Scotsman). 'She makes the deeply personal feel like a universal truth' (Rolling Stone). 'Insanely original' * (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Like Lily Allen' (BroadwayWorld.com). Ed Byrne’s tour support.
Details
- Performer: Amy Matthews
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 60 seats — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: 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 8 published reviews and 18 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.
It’s a brave juxtaposition for a stand-up show and well-executed.
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
Amy Matthews, or is occasionally called Any Mattress, is surely destined to go on to bigger and better things given her progress and there was certainly nobody at the gig I saw would grudge that in any way.
— one4review (5 out of 5 stars)
Amy Matthews is struggling with rage. Everyone seems to be expressing it all day long but she can’t muster up the anger.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £14.00