Do Not Attempt This Conversation
Do Not Attempt This Conversation is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 6 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 18:30 to Sat 29 Aug, 18:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Exhausted at the end of a late shift, Nneka, a junior doctor, is suddenly forced to navigate a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) conversation with a relative she has never met – about a patient she does not know – under immense time pressure. Set entirely within this single encounter, the play explores the emotional dissonance, absurdity and humour of end-of-life decision-making in a system stretched to its breaking point. Directed by Eden Igwe.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Lime Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy, Drama
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 70 seats (Lime Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 6, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through wheelchair access entrance, and up through first lift audience will come to, and along corridor. Lift dimensions: Doorway: 660mm x 1980mm Internal Dimensions: 920mm x 770mm Capacity: 410kg (6 people) Wheelchair access type:Level Access, 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 2 published reviews and 4 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.
Do Not Attempt this Conversation , raises some interesting points about what Junior Drs face regularly and these difficult conversations that we forget need to take place in order to make the right decisions, all in the…
— Theatre and Art Reviews (3 out of 5 stars)
Mo Maka’s Do Not Attempt This Conversation raises some fascinating and very important issues about the balance between keeping someone alive and prolonging a life of pain, versus withdrawing active treatment and letting…
— The Real Chrisparkle (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £10.00