Camelton
Camelton is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 14:05 to Mon 31 Aug, 14:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
20 years ago, award-winning musical theatre writer Stephen Cole met his first camel... and he hasn't been the same since. Stephen tells his hilarious story of writing a musical for the Emir of Qatar. Picture this! Two Brooklyn Jews, some Middle Eastern producers, a Qatari movie star, flying carpets, Croatian acrobats, Russian ballet dancers, an Italian director, the desert, camels (a lot of camels!) and, of course, music.. You will laugh and you will cry (from laughing) in this outrageous unbelievable-but-true tale of how Stephen and his collaborator wrote the first American musical to premiere in the Middle East.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Wine Bar
- Genre: CABARET, Musical comedy, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 150 seats (Wine Bar) — 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: Access to the performance space is via stairs or lift then there is level access into the venue. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) 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 3 published reviews and 13 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.
Cole is a skilled singer and lyricist, has strong stage presence and great energy which remains high throughout. The songs, all in classic musical style, are catchy, witty and fun.
— Musical Theatre Review (3 out of 5 stars)
We booked this thinking it might be some sort of Hamilton parody involving camels. Obviously. We were completely wrong.
— Pride Nomad's 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Rundown (5 out of 5 stars)
One of the great joys of the Edinburgh Fringe is taking a chance on a title and discovering that the show behind it is nothing like what you expected. So it is with Camelton, playing at the Gilded Balloon’s Wine Bar.
— Theatre Weekly (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 14:05 — Already performed — £13.00