Daddy
Daddy is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 22:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 22:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Joel has Daddy issues. In a party of pick'n'mix participation, acclaimed Aboriginal choreographer, Joel Bray, hankers for his father and their lost mother tongue. Creating a candy-coloured world he folds and sifts his way amongst the audience, playfully seducing the room with a dollop of queer desire while prodding the deep cavities of colonisation. Heartbreaking and hilarious, Daddy is a provocative confection of conversation, choreography and (actual) cream. Joel soft-serves a sugar rush of spontaneous community where everyone is safe and licking is optional. 'Does performance art get more powerful and intimate?' * (Sydney Morning Herald).
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Main Hall
- Genre: THEATRE, Immersive, Physical theatre
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 146 seats (Main Hall) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, 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: Once in the Courtyard, follow the signs up the access ramp, pass in front of the decking bar and into the main reception. Follow signage to the Lift. Take this to the first floor, then take a left through the double doors. The Main Hall is on your right. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 20 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 7 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 audience enters to find Aboriginal choreographer Joel Bray lounging seductively on a pink candy-floss cloud, clad in nothing but tight pink lycra short-shorts.
— The Reviews Hub (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00