An Idiot's Guide to Murder
An Idiot's Guide to Murder is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey (Drummond Street). It has 15 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 to Thu 20 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Laurence Tuck is Dr Laurence Tench, respected academic and expert in murder. Dr Tench presents an abridged version of his international lecture tour, a step-by-step guide in how to murder someone and get away with it. This absurdist comedy will have you laughing until you die. Which may be sooner than you think. In An Idiot's Guide to Murder, you'll find that true crime has never been truer! Directed by Kyle McKensie.
Details
- Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey (Drummond Street)
- Space: Cinema Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Dark comedy, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 30 seats (Cinema Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 15, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Step into venue, and 2 further steps into performance space Stairs: 2 - 5 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 1 published review and 23 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.
Entering this room was like walking into an oven. Clearly, the murderous Dr Tench had been planning to incinerate us all. It was also very crowded. As one punter whispered to me: 'There really is no escape!' 4 Star
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £2.50