Bread and Circuses
Bread and Circuses is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Bristo Square. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 to Mon 31 Aug, 12:55. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Bread and Circuses is Julius Caesar's long-lost TED talk on leadership mindset. Expect jokes, stunts and laurel-wreathed stupidity as you learn to grind, orate and dominate. Seamus Lavan has been to Hades and back – and French theatre school and back – to bring you this hilaritymaxxed hour of absurdity. There was once a fascist-coded fever dream that was Rome, one that still inspires the look books and playbooks of our present-day not-so-great dictators. 50% clown show, 50% character comedy and 150% life-affirming idiocy – come for the skimpy toga, stay for the stoic wisdom.
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
- Space: Clover
- Genre: COMEDY, Clown, Physical theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Clover) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 26, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access with a slight ramp to enter the building.Queuing will begin outside the venue in the Med Quad courtyard. A staff member will then escort the queue inside. 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £11.50