Pilgrims
Pilgrims is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 6 performances listed, running from Mon 24 Aug, 17:15 to Sat 29 Aug, 17:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'Does there always have to be a girl? Does she always have to be the prize?' Hailed as provocative, poetic and playwrighting at its peak, this haunting drama, by award-winning writer Elinor Cook, tells of a very modern love-triangle: between feminist academic Rachel, and mountaineering prodigies Dan and Will. Tracing their interwoven trajectories, Pilgrims dramatises the conflicting attractions of freedom and belonging, and interrogates inherited assumptions about gender, storytelling and nature. How far do we all remain trapped in narratives beyond our own making? What might escape cost us? And what better stories do we have to guide us?
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Forest Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Contemporary
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 90 seats (Forest Theatre) — 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, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through Wheelchair access entrance, then on same level through to Theatre Wheelchair access type:Level Access, 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 6 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 confident, assured storytelling from the start, with difficult material handled, in the main, with astonishing ease and verve. Pilgrims is exhilarating theatre and a joy to watch.
— Broadway Baby (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:15 — Already performed — £15.00