Villain Era
Villain Era by Juliette Burton is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
As the sun sets, a new antihero awakens. Calling all big-hearted heroes! Award-winning comedian Juliette Burton is summoning YOU. Join the dark side in a comedy quest for grown-up geeks and justice-hungry joy seekers ready to battle the REAL dragons: inequality and bad sex lives. It's time to iron out the kinks! Burton brings armour of hard truths, high fantasy and hilarity. Live nerdgasms possible. 'Fun, fabulous, relatable, and a safe space for nerds. (Edinburgh-Reviews.co.uk). Praise for previous shows: 'Hilarious' * (EdFestMag.com). 'Marvellous' * (StarburstMagazine.com). * (VoiceMag.uk). * (FemaleArts.wordpress.com). 'Fringe favourite' (Guardian). 'Fringe legend' (FringeReview.co.uk).
Details
- Performer: Juliette Burton
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Turret
- Genre: COMEDY, Solo show, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 50 seats (Turret) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access is via the lift or stairs up from the Main Entrance. Then level access into the performance space. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, 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 5 published reviews and 9 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 whole performance was given visual aid via powerpoint, and nerds do love a powerpoint, which included a game of ‘who grunts like this?’ where the contenders were Henry Cavill or Paddington Bear.
— Binge Fringe (4 out of 5 stars)
Villain Era is a glorious deep plunge into comics, gaming, superheroes, villainy and all the strange strands in between.
— one4review (4 out of 5 stars)
It was a relationship with the audience. Exactly. Creative, responsive and extremely funny. And anybody who can make something entertaining out of a reviewer nearly falling asleep due to jet lag gets bonus points.
— Pride Nomad's 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Rundown (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:30 — Already performed — £15.00