Couture
Couture is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at C ARTS | C venues | C alto. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 22:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 22:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
An original piece making its international debut, Couture tells the story of an aspiring playwright and seamstress, who is presented with the opportunity to write for a major theatre company. Holding onto ideals about the intrinsic value and meaning of art, the playwright descends into a spiral of destruction fuelled by insecurity of not looking the part and grappling with what should be used for inspiration. The descent into madness is framed using discussions and visuals around fashion and textiles, with an absurdist twist, to highlight the overlapping complexities and issues found in the arts industry and in fashion.
Details
- Venue: C ARTS | C venues | C alto
- Space: theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Absurdist
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 68 seats (theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Enter building from Victoria Terrace using permanent ramp. Take stairs or lift up one level to first floor. There is level access to space. Accessible toilets at rear of ground floor foyer. Wheelchair access type: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 1 published review and 11 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.
Dense, ambitious and unapologetically theatrical, Couture doesn't always offer easy answers, nor does it try to.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 22:30 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 22:30 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £8.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 22:30 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £8.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £8.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 22:30 — Cancelled — £12.00