GUMSHOE!
GUMSHOE! by Christian Dart is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Christian Dart returns with his acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2025 show GUMSHOE! A grizzled New York Detective embarks on his final, most deadly and most ridiculous case yet. Join Gumshoe as he attempts to solve the unsolvable case. Who did the whodunnit?! Written and performed by multi award-winning comedian Christian Dart. Best Show: Leicester Comedy Festival 2025 Nominee. Sketch-Off! 2025 finalist. * (ThreeWeeks). * (Young-Perspective.net). * (TheLiveReview.co.uk). * (GetTheChance.wales). * (Number9Reviews.blogspot.com). * (AdventuresInTheatreland.com). * (AaronSays.co.uk). * (TonyLovesTheFringe.com). (List). (One4Review.co.uk).
Details
- Performer: Christian Dart
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Dining Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Character Comedy, Theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Ok
- Room size: about 120 seats (Dining Room) — 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: Entrance via level access after taking stairs or lift to level 2. 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.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 56 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.
The show has plenty of high energy and fast-paced humour.
— Theatre and Art Reviews (5 out of 5 stars)
We love a good panto over at STARBURST Towers. Nothing improves a night at the theatre more than getting to yell ‘It’s Behind You’ at a 90s celebrity, after all. Gumshoe!
— Starburst Magazine (4 out of 5 stars)
No police tactic is too excessive for Detective Gummo, as he solves a case of moyder in 1940s New Yoik. A delightful parody of those Philip Marlowe/Raymond Chandler movies, Christian Dart’s outrageously creative…
— The Real Chrisparkle (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:00 — Cancelled — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:00 — Cancelled — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £13.00