Hanna Shammas Takes It To Heart
Hanna Shammas Takes It To Heart is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, George Square. It has 7 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 14:15 to Sun 30 Aug, 14:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
This effortlessly charming comedian and writer combines storytelling and stand-up comedy to explore the complexities of everyday life as a Palestinian living in the 1948 territories, in the city of Haifa. During a stay in hospital he discovers he has a hole in his heart and with wry social commentary and hilarious self-reflection he searches for the source of the hole: the women in his life or his family? The insanity of his identity as a Palestinian living in Haifa? Or his ludicrously unsupportive psychologist? Inevitably, Hanna takes it all to heart.
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, George Square
- Space: Buttercup
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Artist(s) of Colour
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 72 seats (Buttercup) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 7, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access into the space. There is a slight lip on door frame. 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 1 published review 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.
Having a show like this and platforming a Palestinian comedian like Hanna Shammas at one of the biggest arts festivals in the world is more important now than it ever has been.
— The Student (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:15 — Already performed — £14.00