Chestnuts
Chestnuts is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 to Sat 29 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Teddy and Polly are lost, twenty-something queers flying from London to Shanghai for Niki, Polly's ex-girlfriend's funeral. This traditional mourning ritual celebrating Niki's life is on the same day as the Nanjing Massacre memorial (13th December). This brings up Teddy's own connection with the controversial historical figure, the "good Nazi in Nanjing", who has been haunting him since his breakup with his ex. Following these unresolved separations in death and misunderstandings in life, Chestnuts tells a story about friendship, migration, queer identity, relationship across cultures, feeling like an outsider and searching for peace when it never truly existed.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Lime Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 70 seats (Lime 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: Accessible entry: Through wheelchair access entrance, and up through first lift audience will come to, and along corridor. Lift dimensions: Doorway: 660mm x 1980mm Internal Dimensions: 920mm x 770mm Capacity: 410kg (6 people) Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) 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
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £12.00