Painting the Roses Red
Painting the Roses Red is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ Riddles Court. It has 12 performances listed, running from Mon 17 Aug, 16:15 to Sat 29 Aug, 16:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
An absurd piece exploring themes around immigration, patriotism and what it means to belong. The project takes both inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s classic work of fiction Alice in Wonderland, and the reality of the past six months, where we have seen a rise in overt nationalism. In the words of Carroll; ‘the time has come,’ the walrus said, ‘to talk of many things: of shoes and ships, and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings'.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ Riddles Court
- Space: Willow Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Absurdist
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Willow Studio) — 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
- 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 1 published review and 13 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.
The cast was exceptionally strong, each with memorable moments.
— Theatre Scotland (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:15 — Already performed — £16.00