Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen
Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen by Burke and Hare is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ Riddles Court. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 11:25 to Sat 29 Aug, 11:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours returns to the scene of the crime with his 2025 Fringe sell-out show. Scotland's notorious grave robbers William Burke and William Hare weren't Scottish and never robbed a grave, but the diabolical duo were arguably the first modern serial killers, half a century before Jack the Ripper. Dig in, as Andrew reclaims the Ulster-born ghouls for the north of Ireland in this informative and entertaining talk. Come back to the whisky-soaked, blood-stained slums of Georgian Edinburgh, where no body was safe from Burke and Hare!
Details
- Performer: Burke and Hare
- Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court
- Space: Pickle Studio
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Historical, Horror
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - NORTHERN IRELAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 22 seats (Pickle Studio) — 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: 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 1 published review and 14 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.
Johnston is an incredible storyteller and his passion for the subject does not go amiss. His voice is clear and trustworthy (surprisingly for a guy whose main interest is murder and death) and the session feels less…
— North West End UK (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:25 — Already performed — £10.00