Five Arias That Saved My Life
Five Arias That Saved My Life by Breathe is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Royal Scots Club. It has 11 performances listed, running from Sun 9 Aug, 20:00 to Sat 22 Aug, 15:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A collision of storytelling, opera, virtuoso singing, inspiration, and audience collaboration. When soprano Katy Lees was given months to live, her defiant response was: 'Fine, I'll have 600 of them.' She had to decide: if she lived, would she ever sing again? Twenty years later, this rare survivor of mesothelioma tells her captivating story, featuring music that rescued her. This extraordinary one-woman show, told with humour and honesty, is her Fringe debut. 'Will tear you apart and put you back together again, with renewed faith in the compassion of human nature' (Audience Review).
Details
- Performer: Breathe
- Venue: The Royal Scots Club
- Space: The Hepburn Suite
- Genre: THEATRE, Opera
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (The Hepburn Suite) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 11, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 20+ 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
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £10.00