Cirque du Piano
Cirque du Piano is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at St Vincent's. It has 8 performances listed, running from Sat 8 Aug, 19:15 to Fri 28 Aug, 19:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, * (EdinburghGuide.com), leads an experimental circus troupe performing finger-gymnastic music with three pianists playing one piano together! Assembled from award-winning alumni from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our magnificent piano orchestra is a captivating spectacle pushing limits of what a piano can do! Programme includes toy piano (!) and six-hand arrangements of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Mozart's Rondo alla Turka, Scottish folk songs and a comic performance of Sousa's all-American Stars and Stripes Forever. Fringe Classics internationally five-star rated: * (EdinburghGuide.com), * (BingeFringe.com), * (TheUpsideNews.com), * (MissmandaMedia.com).
Details
- Venue: St Vincent's
- Space: The Chapel
- Genre: MUSIC, Circus, Classical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 140 seats (The Chapel) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 8, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 2 temporary ramps over 5 stone steps. Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp Stairs: 2 - 5 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
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £19.50