Operation Blank
Operation Blank is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 to Sat 29 Aug, 19:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Someone has dropped an atom bomb on Copenhagen! With all-out war looming, one junior minister in the British Government must somehow stimulate a response from his hopeless superiors. There’s just one thing standing in his way: Microsoft Teams. Welcome to Operation Blank, the subversive dark comedy debut from up-and-coming Scottish writer, George Grant. Delve into this biting critique of modern online working, that weaves laugh-out-loud humour to themes of unfulfillment and existential dread. It’s the show where nothing happens, and nothing has ever been more entertaining. Leading Light Prize nominee, Scottish Theatre Awards on the Fringe 2025.
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Space: Fleming Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 117 seats (Fleming Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access from the external courtyard, then level access into the theatre. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp 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 6 published reviews and 17 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.
Notwithstanding some minor flaws, Operation Blank is a very funny show, well-written and energetically performed.
— All Edinburgh Theatre.Com (4 out of 5 stars)
Having enjoyed Grant’s later In the Cold Light, I was perhaps expecting something slightly different, but there is plenty to admire here.
— one4review (4 out of 5 stars)
Engrossing, entertaining and deliberately teasing with our brains, it’s an excellent performance of a thought-provoking play.
— The Real Chrisparkle (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 10:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00