The Last Dance
The Last Dance by Louise is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 16:20 to Sat 29 Aug, 16:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Paris, 1928. A bent and squinting old woman in rags shuffles out of a caravan in a slum market. This is Louise Weber: the woman who invented the cancan, seduced princes and made the Moulin Rouge famous. Toulouse-Lautrec painted her. Journalists destroyed her. Nobody let her speak. Until now. A solo multidisciplinary performance with live dance, projection and theatre, Louise: The Last Dance reclaims the story of the most famous woman you've never heard of. Loud, queer, working class and unforgettable. She was leered at her entire life. This time, she gets to talk back.
Details
- Performer: Louise
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Ivy Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, LGBTQ+, Storytelling
- Country: CANADA
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 33 seats (Ivy Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, 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: Through Wheelchair access entrance, then on same level. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) 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 31 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.
If time has taught us one thing, it is that, sadly, the monetary value of a woman’s presence can all too often be measured in years of beauty.
As a piece of advocacy for an overlooked life, Louise: The Last Dance is engaging and sincere. As theatre, it would benefit from more artistry in both its writing and delivery. The story deserves to be told.
— Kris Hallett- Life As Theatre (3 out of 5 stars)
Stella Kulagowski’s performance allows the extraordinary life of La Goulue to emerge from behind the familiar images of fin-de-siècle Paris.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £18.00