Jerk Off!
Jerk Off! is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Bristo Square. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:35 to Sun 30 Aug, 11:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A British Pakistani mother would like to tell the story of her abusive relationship with a hip-hop dancer. (Yawn.) And how her family psychologically set her up for it. (Double yawn.) Featuring Ramadan, Jessica Alba, a five-foot-long female python and the four elements of hip hop, writer/performer Nadia P. Manzoor takes on multiple characters, and a tidy victim narrative that refuses to behave itself. As the story she's spent years telling unravels in front of an audience, blame, grief, lust, family and memory collide in increasingly unexpected ways. Also: an alarming number of jerk offs. Whatever that means.
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
- Space: Dairy Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 80 minutes
- Room size: about 120 seats (Dairy Room) — 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: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: If not taking the lift there is 28 steps into the performance space. Wheelchair access type: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 7 published reviews and 26 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.
Manzoor’s performance was magnetic, gliding seemingly effortlessly, as the best of single performer shows do, between different characters, deploying her father’s (and other relatives) Pakistani accent just as…
— Theatre in Edinburgh (4 out of 5 stars)
Jerk Off!, a slick autobiographical one-woman play by Nadia P. Manzoor, packs a terrific punch. A vital exploration of intergenerational trauma. Manzoor – an actor, writer and excellent dancer – relates her…
Engaging, informative and challenging, Jerk Off! is not to be missed.
— Bouquets and Brickbats (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:35 — Already performed — £16.00