Argonauts
Argonauts is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Playground. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:05 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Opinions are weapons. Friendship is the casualty. Liz and Sam host a theatre podcast. When Sam champions a radical new production, Liz's fury erupts, not from having seen it, but from the sheer possibility of their disagreement. As their civilized world shatters in a storm of jargon and betrayal, the unthinkable happens, as furious voices of Greek tragedy and Shakespeare's figures erupt onto the stage, violently invading and transfiguring their reality. An absurd meta-theatrical tragicomedy from Brazil performed in English where worlds collide, discourse meets myth and theatre fights back.
Details
- Venue: ZOO Playground
- Space: Playground 2
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Absurdist
- Country: BRAZIL
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Playground 2) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- 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 1 published review and 9 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.
Argonauts is interesting and engaging theatre about theatre, but changing who voices each position does not make either one more persuasive.
— Broadway Baby (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £11.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £11.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:05 — Cancelled — £17.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:05 — Cancelled — £17.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:05 — Already performed — £17.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:05 — Cancelled — £17.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:05 — Cancelled — £17.50