BearGirl
BearGirl is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 16:20 to Mon 31 Aug, 16:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Bear suits, bereavement and big scary feelings... Oh my. When a grief-stricken widow struggles to cope with her husband's death, she finds comfort by donning a bear costume. Thus, BearGirl is born: an unfeeling, thick-skinned beast who doesn't care what happens to her next. But when the voice of her lost love starts to haunt her, she's reminded of a past mistake that she desperately wants to outrun. Can BearGirl ever truly disappear? Or will reality turn predator into prey? A new play about making peace with the beast within, written after The Bear by Anton Chekhov (1888).
Details
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Roxyboxy
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Contemporary
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 74 seats (Roxyboxy) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Captioned performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Cobbled area surrounding the venue Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp Stairs: 1 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 2 published reviews and 29 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 heavy themes are presented with integrity and honesty in a slightly bonkers scenario that makes them accessible.
— Broadway Baby (4 out of 5 stars)
A recurring theme in the play is that “Bears don’t think.” Anyone lucky enough to get a ticket for BearGirl will end up thinking about it for days.
— All Edinburgh Theatre (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00