Lifelong
Lifelong is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square Studios. It has 13 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 12:00 to Mon 17 Aug, 12:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Kit has a job to do and people to take care of. Time is ticking and there's too much at stake to turn back. In a facility where powerful people have harnessed science to realise the impossible, and AI dictates a daily regimen for wellbeing, how will the residents react when their routine is disrupted by an outsider? What truly is the cost of living a long, protected life? Fringe First winners Lynda Radley and Pepperdine Scotland unite to present a new play, exploring a future where a select few live far longer than the many.
Details
- Venue: Assembly George Square Studios
- Space: Studio Two
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Drama
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 195 seats (Studio Two) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 13, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 12 steps into this venue. 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 4 published reviews and 6 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.
Ambitious, visually impressive, and increasingly affecting, Lifelong may occasionally stumble in its execution, but its questions linger long after the lights go down.
— Theatre Scotland (4 out of 5 stars)
This is a prescient piece of theatre which reminds us that the future might not all be all that we want it to be and we might crack ourselves up trying to achieve it.
Lifelong, a new play by Lynda Radley in collaboration with Pepperdine Scotland, poses the question: what would the world look like if people could live forever?
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £13.00