Fool’s Gold
Fool’s Gold is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall. It has 15 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 23:20 to Sat 22 Aug, 23:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Ettie Best Comedy in a Fringe Venue nominee – here lies a dark comedy about a long underrepresented group: grave robbers (covert-excavators). A twisting show which keeps you guessing and 'balances grotesque dark depths with pure, ridiculous joy' (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). Grave-robbing can be a sticky business, so whack on your marigolds and observe this unhinged odyssey with marathon runners, ghosts and… Take That? 'The best show about grave robbers I’ve ever seen!' (PinkPrinceTheatre.com). One more dig and David can leave the game, but has he already dug his own grave?
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Space: Fleming Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 117 seats (Fleming Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 15, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access from the external courtyard, then level access into the theatre. 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 and 28 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.
Fool’s Gold is an unapologetically silly piece of dark theatre that finds humour in the unlikely setting of a graveyard.
— EdFringeReview.com (4 out of 5 stars)
One night, paranoid grave-robber (or, “covert excavator”), David (Ben Whittle), is joined unexpectedly by a new assistant (unnamed and played by Malcolm Webb), who stands no chance of matching David’s level of…
— Theatre Weekly (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 23:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 23:05 — Already performed — £12.00