Milkdrunk
Milkdrunk is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Symposium Hall. It has 9 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 11:05 to Sat 15 Aug, 11:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Crackling with humour and vulnerability, writer-performer Cathleen O'Malley plunges headfirst and tit-deep into childbirth, milk and what it takes to be a nursing mammal in a modern world. 'A hilarious one-woman hurricane of a show' (RocCityMag.com). 'Brilliant' ½ (AllAboutSOLO.com, Critics' Choice).
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Symposium Hall
- Space: Annexe
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Solo show
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 55 seats (Annexe) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 9, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Shallow ramp from Hill Square. Level access through building into the theatre. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp 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 14 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.
What unfolded on stage was an unflinching, expressive exploration of female bodily experience—its biology, its politics, its sheer physical reality.
— Counter Culture (5 out of 5 stars)
You don’t need to have experienced pregnancy, motherhood or lactation to find Milkdrunk funny and touching. The writing and performance do the heavy lifting required to create a solid hour’s entertainment at the Fringe.
Someone once told her that babies are natural comedians, and I can say with certainty that so is she. Cathleen O’Malley’s startling one-woman show skims the top off the fantasy and reveals what it truly takes to have a…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £8.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £12.00