Big Tobacco's Pinocchio
Big Tobacco's Pinocchio is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Niddry St. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 19:15 to Sat 29 Aug, 19:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
American comedy troupe Big Tobacco returns with a show that answers the timeless question: What if Pinocchio was all f*cked up? The group takes their absurd, irreverent, joke-a-second style to the land of old-timey Italy for a hilarious retelling of the classic tale. Join Pinocchio, Jiminy, Geppetto and The Blue Fairy on an outrageous journey to discover what life is all about. It’s a wild new spin on the beloved story that’s packed with twists, surprises and wall-to-wall laughs. Don’t bring your kids unless you want to explain a bunch of messed up stuff to them.
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Niddry St
- Space: Upper Theatre
- Genre: COMEDY, Theatre, Alternative comedy
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 92 seats (Upper Theatre) — 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
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access via ground level entrance; then up one floor in a standard passenger lift. 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 2 published reviews and 18 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 production has potential, but at times, it loses focus and becomes a bit “silly” to pull off good comedy. You have to know the timings perfectly.
— Theatre and Arts Reviews (3 out of 5 stars)
Big Tobacco’s Pinocchio takes the familiar wooden-boy fairy tale and gives it a decidedly adult makeover. Think of it as the American cousin of a British adult panto, filthy, naughty and inappropriate, just without many…
— Pure Life Plus (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £12.00