Blackjack! (and other ways to get lucky) in Your Parents' Basement
Blackjack! (and other ways to get lucky) in Your Parents' Basement is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ Riddles Court. It has 9 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 to Sat 15 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Learn how to finally beat the house! All it takes is basic strategy, a little luck, and three easy payments of $7.77. You don't even have to leave your parents' basement. Ever! A darkly comic solo show about luck, delusion and the stories we tell ourselves to keep playing. Produced by AnnaElise Morello. Directed by Katie Devin Orenstein. Sound by Nick Webster. Lights by Dean Coburn. Tech by Sadaf Habib.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court
- Space: Pickle Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy, Solo show
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 22 seats (Pickle Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 9, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 3 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 are important messages about the danger of letting others have an edge over you, and it’s a sign of how much we connect with Tom that we care whether his luck might hold.
— The Wee Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Blackjack! (and other ways to get lucky) is a frenzied solo show, written and performed by Stilwell, and based on a true story.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00