Long Way Home
Long Way Home is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Layla, an Iranian refugee, escapes war and rebuilds herself in American television. But when her dream begins to fracture, the past she once fled quietly returns. Long Way Home is a solo performance blending humour, storytelling and cultural insight. Tracing the distance between survival and identity. From Tehran to broadcast studios, it asks what must be sacrificed, reshaped or concealed in order to be seen. And how do you find home when it feels like you've left it behind? Directed by Sepy Baghaei. Dramaturg – Pilar Alessandra. Sound designer – Pouya Ehsaei.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Snug
- Genre: THEATRE, Storytelling, True-life
- Country: COUNTRY NOT DECLARED
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 40 seats (Snug) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published 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.
Long Way Home is a deeply personal solo performance that traces one woman’s journey from war-torn Tehran through the council estates of London to the bright lights of American television – and all the emotional terrain…
— Theatre in Edinburgh (4 out of 5 stars)
From the first sentence you’re completely hooked by Layla Warren’s true, inspiring tale of survival, from an early childhood in war-torn Tehran to fleeing to London, a family upheaval to Virginia, back to London and…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:40 — Cancelled — £13.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00