Habits
Habits is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Caves. It has 11 performances listed, running from Thu 20 Aug, 22:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 22:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Rita's decided it's time to get over her fear of pissing her pants. So she's blackmailed the usher, a close and not-so-personal friend, to keep her from using the toilet until the curtain closes. Using the performance as exposure therapy, Rita must persevere through delusions, panic attacks and a little bit of blood to make it to the end. Habits is a metatheatrical tragicomedy about OCD, the frustration of slow progress and the harmful things people are willing to do for a little bit of peace.
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Caves
- Space: Just Out Of The Box
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Experimental
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Just Out Of The Box) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 11, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Stairs: 20+ 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 1 published review and 2 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.
Gooseneck Theatre Company debuts their brand new experimental play, Habits, at the Fringe. This is a play that explores OCD, and just how far that can frustrate someone when things don’t work in the way they hoped. 4…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 20 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00