BASIC BALD B*TCH
BASIC BALD B*TCH is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 23 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:55 to Sun 30 Aug, 15:55. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Hair is everything. Until it's not. This one-hour, one-woman, one-night stand of a show is about Amy. Everyone wants to be Amy. Until her hair falls out in all the wrong places. What follows is a knotty mess of swimming caps, cat shit and four-finger foreheads. Things buried threaten to rear their ugly bald head. She can't stop thinking about the door. Her bedroom door. And the man hiding behind it. Now Amy attempts to take back her body, one fake eyebrow at a time. This show uses drag and comedy to explore sexuality, alopecia and assault.
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Jelly Belly
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Jelly Belly) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 25 steps into this venue from the cow gate entrance. 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 1 published review and 21 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.
There is a lot going on in Basic Bald B*tch, but at its centre is a thoughtful question about how we construct and conceal our identities, and what happens when the things we use to protect ourselves are taken away.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:55 — Cancelled — £12.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:55 — Already performed — £12.50