The Readings
The Readings by Dickens is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square Studios. It has 22 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 14:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 14:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.' Dickens knew it then. We're counting on it now. Over 150 years since Charles Dickens last stood on an Edinburgh stage for his legendary Public Readings, now, his greatest works return – alive, unfiltered and different every day. Each performance pairs a fresh Dickens text with a Fringe performer: well-known faces, a surprise or two and the electric uncertainty of a story meeting its teller. You know his greatest stories but along with them there are so many more.
Details
- Performer: Dickens
- Venue: Assembly George Square Studios
- Space: Studio One
- Genre: THEATRE, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 288 seats (Studio One) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 12 steps into space. 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:50 — Cancelled — £18.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:50 — Cancelled — £16.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £18.00