Highlander 70
Highlander 70 by Joseph Morpurgo is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 19 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult favourite returns with a limited run of his deliriously funny new show. 'That rare thing, a high-concept, unashamedly arty production that also has entire rooms laughing' * (Evening Standard). 'A rich, multilayered comedy experience, that’s both retro and cutting edge, and keeps whirling away in your mind long after it’s finished' * (Time Out). 'The UK’s foremost alchemist of “found” comedy and irreverent, cross-media mash-up humour' (Scotsman). * (Skinny). (Times).
Details
- Performer: Joseph Morpurgo
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Forth
- Genre: COMEDY
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 257 seats (Forth) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 19, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1560mm x 1400mm, max. weight 1000kg. Performance space is on Fourth floor up 15 steps on a permanent metal staircase with handrails. 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 2 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.
4.5 Stars. Joseph Morpurgo found an old American high-school yearbook — Highlander 70 — and somehow turned it into an hour of characters, stories, comedy and audience participation. That’s a great Fringe premise.
A word of warning for prospective audience members: Highlander 70 has nothing to do with the 1986 fantasy film or the four-cylinder Toyota SUV of the same name.
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £20.00