Nesting
Nesting is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 16:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A father dreams of dying. A daughter dreams of living. A seagull dreams of being human. Francis is caged in his home by devotion, duty and a devastating diagnosis. A seagull offers an escape: it will nest inside his body, take control and free his pregnant daughter from the burden of his care. But what begins as selfless sacrifice risks becoming violent surrender. An absurd, darkly comic new play with an electrifying score, Nesting is a visceral exploration of love, death and duty from Trolley Problem, following their sold-out production of Mistero Buffo at the Citizens Theatre.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Old Lab
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 65 minutes
- Room size: about 94 seats (Old Lab) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, 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: Once in the Courtyard, standing facing the Royal Dick, enter through the ground floor double doors to your left. Walk past the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and through the double doors, take a right; down to the end of the corridor, Old Lab is directly ahead. 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 1 published review and 26 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.
Mack gives Francis dignity without turning him into a symbol, while McCormick himself appears as the sombre faced Dr Bell, playing him deliberately straight within the extraordinary world he has written.Events &…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00