I AM JOHNNY
I AM JOHNNY is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 18:15 to Mon 31 Aug, 18:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Boys, are you shirkin for a gherkin? Attempting openness while navigating the pressures of his troubled masculinity, Johnny finds himself off-piste in the world of spoken-word poetry. I AM JOHNNY is an unsettlingly funny, absurd and politically sharp solo performance that dives head-first into fragile power dynamics, performative masculinity and ownership of the female body. Blending surreal humour with piercing insight, this is a hilarious, raw and unforgettable interrogation of gender, class and vulnerability.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Red Lecture Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Drag
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Red Lecture Theatre) — 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: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, follow the signs up the access ramp, pass in front of the decking bar and into the main reception. Follow signage down the corridor, past the Café turning left at the neon corridor. Once past the double doors, the Red Lecture Theatre is directly ahead. There are 14 steps down to the space, a further 10 steps through the seating and onto the stage. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort via the Tech Cube building lift. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 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 5 published reviews and 17 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.
Entering the dark Red Lecture Theatre at Summerhall with nobody on stage, the audience sits in silence waiting for something to happen – heads begin to swivel in expectation.
Tessa Parr created a hilarious and clever drag king show
— Butterwort (5 out of 5 stars)
An interesting and variously disturbing view on what it means to be a man.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:15 — Cancelled — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £17.00