Next to Normal
Next to Normal is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Paradise in Augustines. It has 9 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 to Sat 15 Aug, 18:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Following a string of five-star, sell-out shows, Bare Productions return with Next to Normal, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that took Broadway by storm. Featuring an unforgettable rock-infused score and moments of heart-stopping honesty, this powerful show explores love, loss and the pressures of modern family life. At its centre is a family struggling to hold things together while facing grief, mental illness and the question of what normal really means. Electrifying and deeply moving, Next to Normal is a bold, emotionally charged night of theatre that stays with you long after the final note.
Details
- Venue: Paradise in Augustines
- Space: Sanctuary
- Genre: OPERA, Musical theatre, Theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 140 minutes
- Room size: about 115 seats (Sanctuary) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Audience enters from George IV Bridge, with a couple of steps from the street into the building. A temporary ramp is available when required. The Sanctuary's main auditorium has level access from the front of house. The audience enters down the side of a raked seating rig, with one row of seats on the floor and several further rows accessed via steps on a central aisle. The Sanctuary Balcony does not have step-free access and is accessed by a long single-width staircase followed by a set of 3-5 steps down to access 2 rows of pew seating. Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp, Level Access Stairs: 2 - 5 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 11 published reviews and 18 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.
We have been treated to what is actually a pretty terrific Scottish premiere of this Pulitzer-winning work, as the story's human nature is kept at its forefront, and if your audience, including this critic, are…
— Theatre Tradge (4 out of 5 stars)
The six voices are consistently strong, while Finlay Turnbull’s band gives the score muscular drive without burying the words.
— EdinburghGuide.com (4 out of 5 stars)
Bare’s production of Next to Normal is divinely and devastatingly beautiful, and will have the whole audience reaching for tissues to dry their eyes before giving the fantastically talented cast their well-earned…
— Theatre Weekly (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £18.00–£20.00