Motorway
Motorway is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Playground. It has 23 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 16:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The canteen is open. Long night ahead. Everything ahead. On the motorway, everyone is on their own private journey. But Maeve and Lucy exist on its margins, working night shifts at a service station; a liminal, eerie place to stop for a coffee. No one ever comes in. When only one of the friends is given the gift of an extraterrestrial encounter, jealousy leads to a violent meltdown in friendship. A chiller night-drug piss play.
Details
- Venue: ZOO Playground
- Space: Playground 2
- Genre: THEATRE, Absurdist, Dark Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Playground 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through main door and down a short corridor. Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 4 published reviews and 33 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.
The Singing Detective meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind in this utterly bizarre play. There is meaning here, it's just we may never all agree on what it is.
— everything theatre (5 out of 5 stars)
4.5 Stars Motorway is a hard play to review and an easy one to recommend. It is the kind of show where saying too much risks taking away from the experience, so the less you know going in, the better.
4.5 Stars Brilliantly bizarre with astonishing performances. This play won’t be for everyone. However, it is a brilliant piece of absurdist theatre, that captures and confuses you in the same breath.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:50 — Already performed — £13.00