Gridlock
Gridlock is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 13 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 13:00 to Mon 17 Aug, 13:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Gridlock is a one-act play about a couple at a crossroads. They are stuck in traffic – both literally and figuratively. As Alexa and Thomas wait for the traffic to subside, they start reminiscing on moments that shaped their relationship, ultimately trying to answer the questions: how did we get here and where are we going? (Herald). (AcrossTheArts.co.uk). ½ (One4Review.co.uk).
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Coorie
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Coorie) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 13, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 29 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.
The tension throughout this well written show is gripping, the performance is genius as you can’t help making comparisons to your own past and present relationships.
— one4review (5 out of 5 stars)
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