Why Am I In Your Country?
Why Am I In Your Country? by Hecuba is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:50 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Trojan Women Project presents Palestinian Syrian actress Arwa Omaren's Offie-nominated one woman play about her perilous journey from Syria to the UK. Hope, humour and defiance battle danger and despair as she moves from life as a Palestinian refugee in Syria through near fatal abandonment on the Mountain of Death to homelessness on the streets of London. She weaves the words of Euripides' Hecuba, Queen of Troy, into her own story, personifying the eternal nature of war, exile and loss.
Details
- Performer: Hecuba
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Turret
- Genre: THEATRE, Solo show, True-life
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Turret) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access is via the lift or stairs up from the Main Entrance. Then level access into the performance space. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) 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 2 published reviews and 24 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.
A story that is both deeply personal and universal, beautifully crafted and performed by a consummate actor.
Nobody wants to be a refugee, to leave their home and take a probably dangerous journey to a place that officially doesn’t want them.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:50 — Already performed — £11.00