LANDSFRAU
LANDSFRAU is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 14:50 to Mon 31 Aug, 14:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
When the last plane left Kabul, Afghanistan vanished from Ariana’s reach. In LANDSFRAU, the return of the Taliban and the withdrawal of the western troops in 2021 triggers an auto fictional reckoning with war, memory and responsibility. Onstage, Ariana dismantles images of Afghanistan and builds her own counter-archive: fragments of family history, imagined pasts, longing and rage. Afghan folk music collides with electronic beats; Attan meets contemporary dance. Through a feminist lens, she confronts the quiet guilt of living safely abroad. Refusing explanation or absolution, this performance becomes a personal act of political resistance.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: TechCube 0
- Genre: THEATRE, Artist(s) of colour
- Country: GERMANY
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 114 seats (TechCube 0) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- 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, go past the Red Lecture Theatre and through the next set of double doors and Tech Cube 0 is directly ahead of you. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Level Access Stairs: None 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 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.
Mariann Yar captures the co-existing emotions of pride and guilt surrounding her Afghan heritage in an honest and emotional blend of poetry, contemporary dance and immersive theatre
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
LANDSFRAU is a German noun which translates roughly to “fellow countrywoman” or “compatriot.” Performed by Mariann Yar, LANDSFRAU is a moving piece of political performance art which explores exactly this.
— The Student (4 out of 5 stars)
a beautiful expression of culture, angst and frustration, tempered with kindness and understanding
— British Theatre Guide (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 14:50 — Already performed — £17.00