NON HUMAN ANIMAL
NON HUMAN ANIMAL is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 16:00 to Mon 31 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A dark Irish comedy inspired by real events, exploring justice, grief, and bingeing on junk food and Gilmore Girls. Róisín thinks she has a lot in common with Batman, well, except she's poor, not a vigilante, and instead of super-cool Gotham City, she's from the forgotten county of Fermanagh. Her dad was murdered, though... so, SNAP. Written and directed by multi award-winning Kat Woods, creator of the Edinburgh Fringe five-star, sell-out shows Belfast Boy, Wasted, Mule, KillyMuck, and Birds of Passage in the Half Light.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Billiard Room
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Dark Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - NORTHERN IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 100 seats (Billiard Room) — 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
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Please be aware this venue can only be accessed by stairs. Once inside there is lift access to Basement level and then 12 steps up to venue. 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 3 published reviews and 29 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 script from Woods is wonderfully dense and it is a sensational showcase for Tracey, who finds the humanity beneath Róisín's anger, exhaustion and grief.
— The Nerd Party (4 out of 5 stars)
Every now and again, a character comes onto the stage that you’re immediately enraptured by. Róisín is fast-talking, honest and funny with a vulnerability that shimmers. 4 Stars
This is written straight from the heart and from direct personal experience (Woods’ own father was murdered), and while it is a shoestring production performed in an unsympathetic venue, the writing is fierce and spiked…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £11.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £13.50