A Crime of Love
A Crime of Love by CAKE is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall. It has 12 performances listed, running from Mon 17 Aug, 11:40 to Sat 29 Aug, 11:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
It’s 24 hours before Alfie’s birthday party. 24 hours before someone’s going to die. What happens next has everything to do with what happened before. Charlotte has made the cake. Dani has made a mistake – an unforgivable, best-friend-destroying, boyfriend-involving mistake. Darkly funny and deliciously unhinged, this reverse murder mystery slices through jealousy, friendship and the fragile line between telling the truth and protecting the people you love. Because sometimes honesty is an act of violence – and sometimes love is the crime. CAKE asks, who gets to have their cake and eat it too?
Details
- Performer: CAKE
- Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Space: Stephenson Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 47 seats (Stephenson Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access from the external courtyard, then level access into the theatre. 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 29 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.
If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a cake, goes the old song. Lottie knew it was boyfriend Alfie’s birthday tomorrow and she’s prepared a stunning cake.
— The Real Chrisparkle (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £12.50