White Lies
White Lies by Fiona Allen is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:00 to Sat 29 Aug, 18:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
After a sellout debut Edinburgh 2023 show, Fiona Allen star of Smack The Pony returns with her new show White Lies. Fiona needs a perfect lie to avoid her pet hate of social gatherings. Running out of time and patience she encounters every obstacle a day can throw at her. It all threatens to derail her quest to find the perfect lie. She must confront her worst fear: her neighbours party. It's a fate worse than death and the clock is ticking. She's going to have to war-game it. Honestly. 'Punchlines delivered with cutting execution' (Scotsman).
Details
- Performer: Fiona Allen
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Dining Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 120 seats (Dining Room) — 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, BSL signed performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Entrance via level access after taking stairs or lift to level 2. 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 1 published review and 10 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.
So will she find her perfect white lie? Or will something else go wrong? The answer is to go see for yourselves and spent a very enjoyable hour doing so.
— one4review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:00 — Cancelled — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £15.00