Belly
Belly is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 13:45 to Sat 29 Aug, 13:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Belly is a one-person play about girls, eating, grief and control. Told through interwoven stories of three women across one family: Ellie, a high-school swimmer groomed into an eating disorder by a well-meaning, incredibly harmful coach; Katie, her pregnant aunt, trying to “do everything right” for her baby inside of wellness culture and medical fatphobia; and Susan, Katie’s mother, newly widowed and learning how to live with grief and appetite in an empty house. Performed by a single actor, the piece moves between sharp, funny, conversational monologues and scenes and more heightened, poetic sequences.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Sprout Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Solo show, New writing
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 21 seats (Sprout Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Relaxed performances, BSL signed performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Take the lift from the lobby area down to the basement floor, Sprout Studio is then to the right Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: None 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 7 published reviews and 38 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.
Belly is a raw performance highlighting the longevity and harm of diet culture and society’s valuation of thinness.
— The Student (3 out of 5 stars)
Belly isn’t a story about just one family. This story can be echoed across the globe, affecting millions of females who are desperate to fit in and push their bodies to the point of no return just to fit into an…
— Theatre and Arts Reviews (4 out of 5 stars)
Food for thought, with plenty to digest.
— The Recs (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £16.00