The Mermaid
The Mermaid by Eleanor Morton is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire). It has 19 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 13:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 13:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Fresh from her new show on BBC Radio 4, award-winning comedian Eleanor Morton returns with a show all about mermaids and why she wants to be one, even though she can't swim. A show all about wanting to be beautiful, mythology, 2000s magazine sex tips, rat boyfriends, and James Cameron's submarine. Justice for Nicola Roberts. Praise for 2024's show Haunted House: 'Belly laugh funny' ½ (Metro). (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). (Skinny).
Details
- Performer: Eleanor Morton
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
- Space: CabVol 1
- Genre: COMEDY, Alternative comedy, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 100 seats (CabVol 1) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 19, of which 0 still to come and on sale
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 16 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.
Throughout folklore and all around the world, you'll find some variety of mysterious and unattainable female water creatures, usually luring men with the promise of sex or knowledge only to be killed and/or eaten.
Buoyant comic essay about mermaids that dives into deeper themes
— A Youngish Perspective (4 out of 5 stars)
4.5 stars She may be talking about a mythical being, but Eleanor is the real deal as a comic, and the early afternoon showtime is ideal to start off a Fringe days viewing.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £15.00