Of Mice And Men
Of Mice And Men is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Rooms. It has 23 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 13:55 to Sun 30 Aug, 13:55. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
It breaks your heart, an epic tragedy in miniature: two men, a couple of sacks and a crate, but their plight and their dreams rise before us in pathetic grandeur. Drilling into the heart of the famous John Steinbeck novella, Nigel Miles-Thomas' simple staging fully evokes its bleak compassion and harsh unsparing humanity. The story of the itinerant farmworkers, clever thwarted George and big, dumb Lennie, is conjured up, a fleck of individual love and pain in the Dustbowl America in the '30s.
Details
- Venue: Assembly Rooms
- Space: Drawing Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Adaptation, Classical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 104 seats (Drawing Room) — 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: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is lift access into the performance space. If not taking the lift there are 23 steps into the venue. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 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 4 published reviews and 15 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.
If like myself you were forced to read the book: Of Mice And Men in school you will already know what tragedy awaits you, but if you are new to the story beware.
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Key scenes are brought to life, as Andrew as George reacts to conversations and provocations from characters that are neither seen nor heard, and tries to ensure that Lenny understands how he has to control his urges…
— Daily Business Magazine (4 out of 5 stars)
The performance which I attended was a preview show, and there were a few niggles – it took both actors a while to nail the American accents and their dungarees, boots and accessories were far too clean and modern for a…
— The Quinntessential Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:55 — Already performed — £15.00