flights for future generations
flights for future generations is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Playground. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 10:15 to Sun 30 Aug, 10:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
After an acclaimed premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, prolific performance-artist Lindsey Barlag Thornton brings flights for future generations to Edinburgh – a solo performance drawing from the history of women aviators and spiritualists. Interweaving stories of flight with mysterious encounters, this piece layers movement, text, sound and imagery with analogue devices to explore our longing for ascension. Archives, dances and confessions arise, all supported by a cassette player's soundtrack. As lo-fi intimacy collides with a séance, flights for future generations charts a course between our faith and uncertainty where the body becomes both aircraft and altar. (Family-friendly).
Details
- Venue: ZOO Playground
- Space: Playground 1
- Genre: THEATRE, Performance art, Physical theatre
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 40 seats (Playground 1) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through main door and down a short corridor. 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 3 published reviews and 13 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.
e’re greeted by a woman with a lampshade over her head, instantly setting an offbeat arty tone but signalling a knowing humour too.
Spirituality, memory, and aviation are tied together in this immersive and artistic pocket of peace. As a gentle, reflective early-morning refuge from the surrounding clamour around town, it remains an intriguing,…
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
Analogue technology and precise physical theatre come together in this solo performance inspired by women aviators and spiritualists.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 10:15 — Already performed — £12.00