Little Animals
Little Animals is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Traverse @ The Lyceum Studio. It has 20 performances listed, running from Tue 18 Aug, 13:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
We are born of the stars. Really think about that. Try to remember it next time you're filling out your tax return. You’re invited to Richard’s memorial. Richard is dead, after all. But his best friend wasn't invited to the funeral. And he can't let go. Because something happened. Something that needs laying to rest. This is his chance. Little Animals is a frank, funny and inventive one-man show about climate anxiety, the stories we tell ourselves and the ever-present chance to write a new one. Written and performed by Paul Ready (National Theatre, Motherland, Utopia).
Details
- Venue: Traverse @ The Lyceum Studio
- Space: Studio Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Political
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Studio Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 20, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, BSL signed performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Audience members can access the space via door to Grindlay Street followed by either lift or stairway access to the first floor where the Lyceum Studio is located. 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 5 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.
Little Animals, presented at the Traverse Studio by Fern Culture in co-production with Pentabus and in association with Gulbenkian Arts Centre, is a beautifully told, deeply absorbing story that commands your full…
Ready’s storytelling is intimate and engaging, with humour alongside the darker material, and he easily holds the audience’s appreciative attention.
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
There’s certainly doom, despondency and catastrophe. But there’s also the tiny spark of hope provided by the sense of community that only live theatre can provide.
— All Edinburgh Theatre (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £20.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £20.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £25.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £25.50