Endgame by Samuel Beckett
Endgame by Samuel Beckett is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance at EICC. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Bold and muscular with haunting physicality and razor-sharp comedy, this gripping staging of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame brings the playwright’s poetic masterpiece to life. In a dying world, four survivors cling to routine, memory and one another as time slowly runs out. Brutal humour and stark poetry collide in a raw, visually striking production blending physical theatre with Beckett’s savage wit. Devastating, hilarious, strangely tender, this fearless interpretation captures the dark comedy and haunting humanity of one of theatre’s greatest modern classics. 'Wonderfully fearless imagination and visceral strength' * (BritishTheatreGuide.info, for Macbeth). Supported by Theatre Royal Winchester.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance at EICC
- Space: Lomond Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Physical theatre, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Room size: about 375 seats (Lomond Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, 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: Level access from main entrance. Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 5 published reviews and 30 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.
Within a bleak house, in an apocalyptic landscape, the possibly last humans are failing to enjoy their final day, clashing angrily, as Hamm (Henry Maynard), the blind and chairbound ruler of the home, torments the…
Maynard brings a Shakespearan gravitas to the seat-bound and petty Hamm, while Elwood and Arden in their bins are the epitome of end-of-life helplessness.
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Flabbergast brings considerable physical and vocal intelligence to Beckett without smothering the text beneath theatrical cleverness. For all the talk of innovation and disruption around canonical theatre, sometimes…
— Theatre Now (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £21.00