Sleeper Hit (WIP)
Sleeper Hit (WIP) by Lachlan Werner is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy. It has 5 performances listed, running from Wed 26 Aug, 00:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 00:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Close your eyes. Let that little voice take control... Welcome to the world's first ventriloquial hypnotherapy session. Lachlan Werner ('Funniest new ventriloquist on the block' Telegraph) and Brew the Witch ('Star' Chortle.co.uk) sleep talk through an hour of (gay) skeletons in closets, Punch and Judy love songs (gay), clinically depressed (gay) frat bros, and a man called Ray (sexually ambiguous). Brew's lived inside the shadows of Lachlan's head for 26 years, now she's inviting you to purge your subconscious with award-winning, 'unhinged, extraordinary' (Guardian) talent. 'The definitive queer puppet show' (LostInTheatreland.co.uk).
Details
- Performer: Lachlan Werner
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy
- Space: Monkey Barrel 2
- Genre: COMEDY, Clown, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Ok
- Room size: about 65 seats (Monkey Barrel 2) — 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
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: To access Monkey Barrel 2 and its bar area there are 14 stairs down a stone staircase with a metal handrail. 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 1 published review and 3 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.
As the show reaches its conclusion I’ve accepted that Lachlan Werner is a startlingly funny original talent. He’s pushing ventriloquism somewhere brilliantly new, again I do not line puppet shows.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 26 Aug, 00:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 00:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 00:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 00:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 00:50 — Already performed — £10.00