Cheryl – A Rock Opera
Cheryl – A Rock Opera is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at PBH's Free Fringe @ Bannermans. It has 5 performances listed, running from Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 to Sat 15 Aug, 13:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Cheryl was a big hit at the 1991 Fringe and Attila and Otway thought we'd revive it for its 35th anniversary. An everyday tale of Satanism, trainspotting, drug abuse and unrequited love set on a station platform. Based, of course, on Otway's show-stopping song Cheryl's Going Home. Why is she going home – to Slough of all places – and who's her horny friend Billy? Attila knows. He spills the beans in stentorian Chaucerian verse. Otway responds with a series of ever more pathetic excuses in song. Then MC Trainspotter turns up...
Details
- Venue: PBH's Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- Space: Back Cave
- Genre: MUSIC, Spoken word, Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Back Cave) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 5, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Performance space is fully accessible. There is a single step into the toilets. 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
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — Free