Swoon
Swoon by Bebe Cave is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Dome. It has 28 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 17:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Award-winning character comedian and actress Bebe Cave explores historical female main character syndrome. This time it's the Victorian era, where men wear top hats and waistcoats and ladies don't have the vote yet. Good times! Through the lens of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, some very silly men who were very good at painting, and their most famous muses, Bebe skewers pretentious male artistry and the women they love to drown. Why are women such beautiful artistic objects, especially when they're dead, and why are the men who paint them so difficult and very much alive?
Details
- Performer: Bebe Cave
- Venue: Pleasance Dome
- Space: Jack Dome
- Genre: COMEDY, Character Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 75 seats (Jack Dome) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 28, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Main queue at entrance to venue. Access to space via locked lift, please notify the venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at the box office upon arrival for access. Performance space is on First Floor up 20 steps on a permanent spiral metal staircase. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) 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 11 published reviews and 25 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.
A one-woman powerhouse, Cave is manic and chaotic in the best conceivable way. Despite the seeming grandeur of the material, everything about the show feels visually homemade.
— The Student (4 out of 5 stars)
You have to marvel at the sheer industry of Bebe Cave.
— North West End UK (5 out of 5 stars)
A wonderful one-woman show, based on a fictional sister of 19th century muse Elizabeth Siddal, Bebe delves into countless gender dynamics and the very nature of art in a production that manages to both be hilarious and…
— Brig Newspaper (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 23:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 23:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:40 — Already performed — £15.00