JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW
JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:45 to Mon 31 Aug, 16:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW is the worst audition you've ever had. A Black actor, a woman actor, and a straight white male actor walk into a Shakespeare audition in a condemned theatre space. Amidst a riot outside the theatre, three auditionees attempt to impress an intensely respected director set on reinventing the play in "unorthodox" styles. As the audition unfolds, the actors' identities are called into the audition room and exploited for better performances.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Red Lecture Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Artist(s) of Colour
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Red Lecture Theatre) — 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: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, follow the signs up the access ramp, pass in front of the decking bar and into the main reception. Follow signage down the corridor, past the Café turning left at the neon corridor. Once past the double doors, the Red Lecture Theatre is directly ahead. There are 14 steps down to the space, a further 10 steps through the seating and onto the stage. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort via the Tech Cube building lift. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 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 3 published reviews and 15 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.
There’s a riot going on outside a Dublin audition room while, inside, the actors gently limber up before a casting workshop. 4 Stars
The play successfully nails powerful people – in acting and beyond – whose ethics are more aligned to their egos than their actions, and who deflect criticism with cries for self-care.
— The Scotsman (4 out of 5 stars)
A very funny production with a deeply satisfying, if horrific, ending.
— Across the Arts (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £17.00