Bone China
Bone China is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila. It has 5 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 12:00 to Fri 28 Aug, 12:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
When a twisted artist burns his murdered bride into a porcelain masterpiece, her silenced spirit demands justice. This visually stunning fairytale merges the darkness of Grimm stories with the breathtaking aesthetics of traditional Chinese opera. Stripped of conventional gore, the violence is stylised through mesmerising physical theatre, traditional Chinese percussion, and spectacular face-changing and fire-breathing illusions. As a comedic thief breaks into the workshop, a satirical pact is made between the living and the dead. Experience a cross-cultural theatrical spectacle of greed, objectification and supernatural revenge, culminating in a dramatic showdown at a hypocritical high-society funeral.
Details
- Venue: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- Space: studio
- Genre: CIRCUS, Music, International
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 52 seats (studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 5, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Stair-lift with folding seat to from foyer (requires transfer from wheelchair to stair-lift chair at ground level, then transfer back to wheelchair at first floor). Staff can carry an unoccupied small or folding manual wheelchair up the stairs while the wheelchair user uses the seated stair lift. Electric wheelchairs, heavy wheelchairs and bulky wheelchairs cannot be carried upstairs. If not taking the stair lift, the space is accessed by two half flights of stairs (handrail on one side). Stairs: 11- 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 1 published review 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 story moves into much darker territory involving murder, porcelain, greed and supernatural revenge. But nothing on stage is presented realistically.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £12.00