Final Queen
Final Queen is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 21:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 21:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A drag circus horror-comedy. Join Australia’s own circus queen Grace Lightning as she embarks on a road trip through the Outback, dodging deadly snakes and spiders, bigoted cryptids and chainsaw-wielding bushrangers on a murderous rampage. But are these monsters really what they seem...? Think Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre under the Big Top! Expect haunted acrobatics, blood soaked hula hooping and a whole lot of hair-raising hilarity, oozing with all your favourite horror tropes on the small stage.
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Big Belly
- Genre: CIRCUS, Drag, Horror
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Big Belly) — 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
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 32 steps into this venue from the cowgate entrance. Stairs: 20+ 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 7 published reviews and 37 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.
3.5 Stars Final Queen is a really decent Fringe debut, and we can surely expect to see bigger and even brighter things from Sweeney/Lightning in the years to come.
Final Queen is a gloriously unhinged, sequin-soaked collision of drag, circus, and horror that easily ranks among the most original hours at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
— Beyond the Curtain (5 out of 5 stars)
Final Queen nails the genre. Laugh out loud funny, this is an unstoppable satire that will have you roaring in the aisles.
— Starburst (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 21:30 — Already performed — £13.50