I'm The One Your Mother Warned You About
I'm The One Your Mother Warned You About is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Hive. It has 8 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 15:10 to Thu 13 Aug, 15:10. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A northern poet in a jazzy shirt addresses the room like it owes him money. He reads poems about childhood, fatherhood and a future in which the nation finally admits it has made a mistake. There are memories, grievances, domestic scenes and a mostly imaginary rivalry with Simon Armitage for the role of Poet Laureate. Until that is resolved, he teaches poetry and waits. Bleak, deadpan and strangely tender, the show skirts between kitchen-sink confessional and prophecy. Spoken word for people who enjoy discomfort and the sound of ambition grinding its teeth.
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Hive
- Space: The Worker Room
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Character Comedy, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - WALES
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 65 seats (The Worker Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 8, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:10 — Already performed — £7.50