Creep
Creep by Harriet Richardson is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 30 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A creep can be a person. It can also be a slow, almost inevitable movement towards something you definitely shouldn't want. Blending stand-up comedy and performance art, Harriet Richardson makes her Fringe debut with a darkly funny show about obsession, shame and the fatal magnetism of the man from the TV. 'Very, very funny' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Astonishing, truly (Lou Sanders). 'A joy to witness (Independent).
Details
- Performer: Harriet Richardson
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Below
- Genre: COMEDY, Performance art, Alternative Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 55 seats (Below) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 30, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1200mm x 1200mm, max. weight 500kg.The Performance Space is on the Lower Ground Floor down 5 steps on a permanent stone staircase with handrails. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 2 - 5 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 9 published reviews and 11 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.
Everyone in some point of their life has had an obsession. Whether with a thing or a person. But what happens when it becomes all consuming? Harriet Richardson by trade is a performance artist.
Harriet Richardson is a London-based comedian debuting at this year’s Fringe with her show Creep. Harriet has one hell of a story to tell that just gets more and more bizarre the longer it goes on but don’t worry,…
Much is packed into this hour-long show, including interactions with a local vicar whose church is across the road from Richardson’s gym of choice, and having a tattoo containing the (first) names of all the mothers (no…
— Theatre in Edinburgh (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £9.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £9.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 22:50 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 22:50 — Already performed
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £13.50