I'm Mom
I'm Mom is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at Subway. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
When he was 18, Nate's mother died of breast cancer (he swears this show is funny). She was a beloved Chicago therapist; brilliant, generous, artistic and magic wizard lady. There was almost nothing she couldn't do. Except one thing: she never told anyone she was dying, no one got to grieve with her, no one got to say goodbye. Years later, Nate's therapist suggested Gestalt Therapy's empty chair technique: speak to the dead, then respond as them. Nate said, Absolutely Not. Years later, acting now gives him the tools to step into his mom's voice and unspoken wounds.
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at Subway
- Space: Just The Tonic at The Subway
- Genre: THEATRE, Solo show
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Just The Tonic at The Subway) — 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
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 23 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.
I hadn’t planned it on purpose, but my first three shows on the 10th all had a death/grief theme. “I’m Mom” is a story about the loss of a mother who wouldn’t allow grief to happen whilst she was living.
Wise effectively bares his soul and his past trauma in what’s actually a surprisingly funny and really quite moving examination of the roles we all play all the time, and the rules we enforce on ourselves to suppress…
— The Scotsman (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £5.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:30 — Cancelled — £7.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:30 — Cancelled — £7.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:30 — Cancelled — £7.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:30 — Cancelled — £7.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 — Cancelled — £7.00