FORIEGNER
FORIEGNER is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 21:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 21:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
This foreigner hopes his genius performance gets him naturalised or deported. A dizzying solo that refuses to explain Sohrab's experience as an Iranian asylum seeker. A paradoxical autobiographical anti-identity, anti-comedy clown show inspired by Rumi's call to kill yourself. 'Unconventional. Undismissable. Unforgettable' (Plays Unpleasant). Co-created by Koan Brothers (Sohrab Haghverdi, Benjamin and Mason Rosenthal). Support from Cannonball and the Ed Tyler Touring Fund. Mason Rosenthal is a founding member of Lightning Rod Special, the company behind Underground Railroad Game (Edinburgh Fringe First and Edinburgh Stage Awards) and a 2026 Creative Capital Awardee. 2026 'Must-See Theatre' (Guardian).
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Old Lab
- Genre: THEATRE, Clown, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 94 seats (Old Lab) — 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: Once in the Courtyard, standing facing the Royal Dick, enter through the ground floor double doors to your left. Walk past the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and through the double doors, take a right; down to the end of the corridor, Old Lab is directly ahead. 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 26 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.
FORIEGNER (sic) takes the audience’s need to laugh and show their approval of the performer and filters it through a blender of live art chaos, complicated politics and the performativity of autobiographical identity…
— Fest Mag (4 out of 5 stars)
Foriegner is an unforgettable piece, if unpleasant. It feels more like performance art than clown, and certainly has a lot of passion within it.
— Binge Fringe (4 out of 5 stars)
Pitched as an ‘anti-identity, anti-comedy’ show, Sohrab Haghverdi’s unruly and unrestrained hour defies any and all expectations.
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 21:00 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 21:00 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 21:00 — Already performed — £17.00