Persona
Persona is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpaceTriplex. It has 12 performances listed, running from Mon 17 Aug, 20:05 to Sat 29 Aug, 20:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Deliciously disturbing. Award-winning, sold out LAMDA graduate company Namesake Theatre returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with their new play Persona, a gripping, darkly comic and cathartically unsettling reunion. Four boarding-school alumni gather in a secluded country house to divide a dead friend’s trust, but the night quickly begins to unravel. Insults are flung, compliments concealed and civility begins to fracture under the weight of social grace pushed to its breaking point. By turns hilarious and hellish, Persona peels back the curtain on the masks we wear to survive, and asks what, if anything, lies beneath.
Details
- Venue: theSpaceTriplex
- Space: Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy, Drama
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 65 seats (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: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: The main entrance has 1 step (a temporary wheelchair ramp is available). Access to the theatre is via a staircase. A platform lift is available for wheelchairs. Platform lift dimensions 80cm wide x 190cm high x 120cm deep. Weight Loading 500kg Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp, Lift (Platform 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 19 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.
Highly enjoyable throughout, the play explores many themes around wealth, morals and intentions. Jokes are cleverly woven throughout adding to the narrative and audience engagement without compromising the strained…
— The Student (5 out of 5 stars)
will reading in a grand manor house, although a well-worn trope, is always a fun setting for a developing mystery.
Persona, directed by Olivia Woods, demonstrates how much a strong cast can do with a less than sparkling script. Four twenty-something school friends gather in a country house that is apparently an expensive Uber ride…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £14.00