Aufguss x The Waves
Aufguss x The Waves is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 15:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A bewitching reimagining of Virginia Woolf's masterpiece in a sauna. Woolf's exquisite story refracted through dance, heat, scent, sound and light for a truly immersive experience that feels like falling in love on a summer afternoon. Here in our magical sauna theatre actors meet Aufguss – a sauna ritual which circulates steam and scent though beautiful towel waving choreography. Experience Woolf's dazzling words infused in a warm breeze of gently caressing heat, waves conjured by water on hot rocks hissing steam, and the transcendent scents of essential oils. Theatre like you've never felt it before.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Sauna Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Dance, Immersive
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Sauna Theatre) — 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: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 10 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.
The three ‘acts’ (separated by breaks for cooling off outside) could perhaps have been more clearly distinct, but maybe this is me, not knowing the novel, expecting more of a ‘story’.
— The Reviews Hub (3 out of 5 stars)
What to do when that lovely 25 degree weather you were expecting of Edinburgh this August turns to cold spittle from grey clouds that now hang gloomily over Arthur’s Seat? Why, go to the Sauna Theatre, of course!
— The Student (3 out of 5 stars)
Experimental theatre is sometimes very good at challenging an audience. Sauna Theatre has discovered it can challenge us, entertain us and send us back out into Edinburgh feeling considerably better than when we arrived.
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £25.00