Cyril
Cyril by Gareth Gwynn is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 13:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 13:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Cyril Gwynn (1897-1988), also known as The Bard Of Gower, was a tall, sunburnt, unsmiling farmer. Gareth Gwynn (1983-Present) is none of these things. Gareth did not spend WWI in the Navy, has never been shipwrecked, run a farm or emigrated to Australia, but he has found a book of poems by Cyril and is determined to find something they have in common. Solo stand-up debut from the co-writer of BBC One Wales' Tourist Trap, BBC Radio 4's Ankle Tag, as heard on The Now Show, TL;DR and Gareth Gwynn Hasn't Fin-. 'Hilarious' (Guardian).
Details
- Performer: Gareth Gwynn
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Snug
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - WALES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 40 seats (Snug) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 26, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 13:00 — Already performed — £13.00