Just Blokes
Just Blokes is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace on the Mile. It has 5 performances listed, running from Tue 11 Aug, 12:25 to Sat 15 Aug, 12:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A gay man, a total virgin, a soldier and Buddha walk into a bar. Just Blokes, new Scottish writing, explores male relationships today through sharp dialogue and uncomfortable honesty, challenging masculinity, vulnerability and the quiet pressures men place on themselves and each other. When silence is treated as strength and humour as the universal bandage, what remains unspoken? The piece asks how men can better advocate for themselves and for one another, questioning stoicism as survival, laughter as the best medicine and the Irish goodbye as the only way to leave a party.
Details
- Venue: theSpace on the Mile
- Space: Space 1
- Genre: COMEDY, Dark comedy, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 52 seats (Space 1) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 5, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level entry through the reception of the Radisson Hotel. 5 steps lead to the Mezzanine level where the theatre is located. A platform lift is available for wheelchairs. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Platform Lift) Stairs: 6 - 10 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 1 published review and 19 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 dynamics on display amongst male friendships is excellently crafted here. The audience feel for Donny but also want to scream at him to stop letting them treat him the way they do. “Men understand now that we can…
— Theatre Scotland (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.50