If We Really Were Witches
If We Really Were Witches is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Paradise in The Vault. It has 22 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
What might’ve happened if real witches dropped in on the witch hunts? Comedy, we’re sure. Summoned by the ghost of a witch hunt victim, real witches Mildred, Agnes and Suds arrive to rescue innocent Obediently Snead and serve up justice of their own. When challenged by The Pricks of Puritanical Piety Guild and Social Club, the witches turn the tide on those who harm others out of ignorance and fear. This riotous four-person comedy makes its way to Edinburgh after premiering in New York City and selling out performances at the Scranton Fringe Festival.
Details
- Venue: Paradise in The Vault
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 42 seats — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: The audience enter the venue from Merchant Street, with the box office located on street level. 5 steps or a lift provide access to the upper foyer, with snack bar and toilets on this level. The space is located immediately off the upper foyer, with one row of seats on the same level. A shallow rake provides additional seating. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Platform 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 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.
The hamlet may be called New Town, but it is dominated by old ideas, Master Witch Hunter John Placidus Thomase leader of the Pricks of Puritanical Piety Guild and Social Club, fierce in his convictions and dominating…
If We Really Were Witches whisks audiences back to the era of witch hunts and trials, posing the question: what would happen if actual witches were present for them? The result?
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:05 — Already performed — £15.00