Babyface
Babyface is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Paradise in The Vault. It has 7 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 12:45 to Sun 30 Aug, 12:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
From award-winning writer and performer Nick Tipa (Kaai Tahu) comes Babyface: a solo play about big-time wrestling and small-town Aotearoa. Part stage play / part wrestling show, Babyface explores one boy's experience of growing up, fitting in and landing a suplex in rural Aotearoa. Debuting to a sold-out season at the 2025 Dunedin Fringe Festival, and taking home multiple awards, including the UNESCO City of Literature Beyond Words award, Whiplash and Kahu arrive in Edinburgh to lay the smack down. So paint your signs, put on your favourite wrestling t-shirt and let's get ready to rrrrrumble!
Details
- Venue: Paradise in The Vault
- Genre: THEATRE, Physical theatre, New writing
- Country: NEW ZEALAND
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 42 seats — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 7, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: The audience enter the venue from Merchant Street, with the box office located on street level. 5 steps or a lift provide access to the upper foyer, with snack bar and toilets on this level. The space is located immediately off the upper foyer, with one row of seats on the same level. A shallow rake provides additional seating. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Platform Lift) 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:45 — Already performed — £10.00