not for glory
not for glory is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly @ Dance Base. It has 12 performances listed, running from Tue 11 Aug, 19:45 to Sun 23 Aug, 19:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
not for glory is a restless, relentless, rebellious unravelling of traditional dance and music. It is not a radical Highland Dance show, not a reinvented Irish dance display and not an experimental piping competition. It's bodies, bagpipes and brutality. It's kilts, queerness and ceremonial violence. It's back beats, high cuts, striking in, a battering, flinging skirl. not for glory resuscitates tradition with respect and resilience, dissects heritage and dances solidarity. It's a dance-theatre gig balancing virtuosity with vulnerability, pride with shame. Three performers reclaim the traditions they grew up in, not for glory – but for what?
Details
- Venue: Assembly @ Dance Base
- Space: DB3
- Genre: CIRCUS, Dance, Theatre
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 90 seats (DB3) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) 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 7 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 I loved most is that the performers don’t seem afraid to make a mess. They trust their extraordinary skills enough to dismantle them. There is courage in that. There is generosity too.
— Theatre Now (4 out of 5 stars)
It is highly skilled, deeply rooted and gloriously unpretentious. And, frankly, a bloody good time.
— Disrupting Stages (4 out of 5 stars)
It’s a sensitive, empowering reclamation. You could even say glorious.
— The List (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £15.50