Other People
Other People is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ Riddles Court. It has 9 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 22:00 to Sat 15 Aug, 22:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Other People is a dark comedy that follows a group of three final year uni students whose birthday trip is upended by the unexpected arrival of a former friend who recently wrote a negative review of one of their productions. As inhibitions lower and tensions rise, the boundaries between player and played begin to blur. Exploring themes of identity, ambition and desire, Other People examines the ways in which we all perform – on or off stage – and asks whether hell is something we create together.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court
- Space: Thistle Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, LGBTQ+, Dark comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 70 seats (Thistle Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 9, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Stairs: 2 - 5 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 2 published reviews and 5 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.
he title’s an homage to Sartre, of course: “Hell is other people”. It’s the kind of highbrow reference this play’s protagonists would wheel out, and want you to notice they’d deployed.
— The Wee Review (4 out of 5 stars)
There’s a wonderful quote in the movie Zola: “This is messy! You are messy! Your brain is broke!” It feels like the perfect summary of Other People, a darkly funny dinner party populated by a rogues’ gallery of…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £16.00