Emmaculate
Emmaculate by Emma Doran is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 29 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Smash-hit Irish comedian, best-selling author and podcast host Emma Doran makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her latest stand-up show Emmaculate. The many trials and tribulations of Emma's blended family are laid bare in this rambunctious show, jam-packed with razor-sharp observations and conspiratorial gossipmongering. As seen and heard on No Worries If Not! (RTÉ 2), The Tommy Tiernan Show (RTÉ 1), LOL: Last One Laughing (Prime Video) The Late Late Show (RTÉ) and her podcast Keep it Tight with Deirdre O'Kane. 'You'd be mad to miss her' (Evening Standard). 'Wickedly funny' (Guardian).
Details
- Performer: Emma Doran
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Beside
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 95 seats (Beside) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 29, 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: Queue in courtyard on far right. Entrance via gentle permanent fixed ramp. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp 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 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 warm and engaging performance.
— Theatre in Edinburgh (4 out of 5 stars)
With the punch and momentum of a club set and the intimate openness of a white wine session with your best friend, Emma Doran makes an hour waltz by with entertaining stories about her blended family and earlier…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £17.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £17.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:40 — Already performed — £19.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:40 — Already performed — £19.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:40 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:40 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £17.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £17.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £18.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £18.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £19.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £18.50