Ostrich
Ostrich is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 11 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 13:20 to Sun 16 Aug, 13:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A solo show about a single woman with a dead parent and no prospects? Not another one! Yet here she is. Tilly's ferocity and Scottish humour provide a guise hiding her fragility. She's lost her Mum and broken up with the love of her life. Distraction appears to be the perfect solution to her problems, running away to London from her small town in Fife. In an attempt to escape, new problems arise; the misogyny of modern dating and classism. Oh and turns out, moving city doesn't cure grief. Can she really bury her head in the sand forever?
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Bothie
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 58 seats (Bothie) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 11, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 48 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.
This is Scottish comedy at it’s best, a hilarious performance mixed with raw emotion, funny facial expressions, voice changes and zany dancing results in a show that ticks all the boxes. 4.5 Stars
Ostrich is funny, filthy and full of heart, but its real strength is Fairfield herself. She has the comic timing, physicality and storytelling ability to command a stage alone, while creating a world that feels…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £9.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £9.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £9.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:20 — Already performed — £13.50