Deluge
Deluge is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 15:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A comic exploration of grief, inspired by a break-up and over 40 interviews gathered via a social media call-out. In the wake of a relationship, a woman tries to contain the overflow of her thoughts…She ends up stuck in a ladder, fighting against komodo dragons, house leaks, holes and jam jars that only seem to multiply. Deluge puts a magic realist spin on dealing with and overcoming grief. Blurring imagination with real stories by invoking a surreal, tender and humorous dreamscape. ‘Intense physicality and irresistible charm’ (BritishTheatreGuide.info). ‘Incredibly beautifully written’ (TheSpyInTheStalls.com). ½ (AYoungishPerspective.co.uk).
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Big Belly
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Physical theatre
- Country: BRAZIL
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Big Belly) — 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
- Access features: Audio described performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 32 steps into this venue from the cowgate entrance. Stairs: 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 9 published reviews 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.
"...a very real and universally believable expression of the state of feverish sadness when the world is turned upside down at the loss of love." 4 stars
Deluge, presented by Gabi Flares and Andrea Maciel at Underbelly Cowgate, is a one-woman exploration of abandonment and the grief left in its wake. It had a successful run last year.
Deluge is singular theatre: surreal, comic and tender, with grief not explained so much as given a body.
— EdinburghGuide.com (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:30 — Already performed — £14.00