The People's Hangman
The People's Hangman by Pierrepoint is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall. It has 6 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 19:45 to Sat 29 Aug, 19:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Albert Pierrepoint was an English hangman who executed an estimated 435 people in a 25-year career with HMP Prisons between the 1930s and 1950s. During his tenure, he was responsible for the executions of several high-profile murderers including the Acid Bath Killer – John Haigh, and Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hung in England. Another was the case of one John Reginald Christie of 10 Rillington Place infamy. Through the executioner's eyes, this theatrical production dissects and scrutinises Christie's crimes and examines how he came to be on the end of a rope.
Details
- Performer: Pierrepoint
- Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Space: Theatre 2
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Historical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 49 seats (Theatre 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 6, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Up shallow ramp from the external Courtyard, then level access into the theatre Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 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.
Pierrepoint: The People’s Hangman is a thought‑provoking, tightly performed, and quietly unsettling piece of theatre.
— Counter Culture (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:45 — Already performed — £12.50