A Romance Musical
A Romance Musical by Mothman is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
It's 1943, and the Nazis are winning. Luckily, America has one last trick up its sleeve – a super soldier! But uh oh! A moth snuck into the machine! It's mutating! It's becoming a... moth... man!? Written and performed by Alex Franklin (as seen on Channel 4 and HBO Max) and Nikola McMurtrie (Sketch Off 2025 Third Place, Funny Women Shorts winner), with Alex Prescot (Musical Comedy Award finalist) and Hudson Hughes (Double Sketch Off finalist). Prepare for the ultimate romantic comedy musical that no one asked for. Mothman!
Details
- Performer: Mothman
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Belly Button
- Genre: COMEDY, Musical theatre, Sketch show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 123 seats (Belly Button) — 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
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 16 steps into this venue from the cowgate entrance. 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 7 published reviews and 59 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 follows is an absurd adventure through music and nonsense that will have you crying with laughter: it’s a completely unapologetic triumph of the ridiculous.
— Everything Theatre (4 out of 5 stars)
The whole show feels breathlessly silly and fun, with quality writing underpinning it.
— Toothpaste on Toast (4 out of 5 stars)
Seemingly, it’s the mission of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to turn anything at all into a musical. This includes cryptids.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £14.00