Planet of the Grapes – An Epic, Tabletop, Sci-Fi Adventure!
Planet of the Grapes – An Epic, Tabletop, Sci-Fi Adventure! is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 12:20 to Sun 30 Aug, 12:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
American Astronaut George Taylor crash lands on a strange, distant planet ruled by speaking grapes, enslaving mute humans. He soon discovers the shocking truth about their warped world. Direct from its sell-out NYC premiere, this wildly reimagined time-travelling tale bursts with bunches of insane puppets, intergalactic irreverence and uncorked madness. Winner: The Infallibles Award for Creativity. 'Astonishing! Unmissable!' * (FringeBiscuit.co.uk). 'Splendid! Riveting!' (TheFrontRowCenter.com). 'Completely bonkers and utterly brilliant!' (BroadwayWorld.com).
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Below
- Genre: THEATRE, Family-friendly, Fantasy
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 55 seats (Below) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 26, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1200mm x 1200mm, max. weight 500kg.The Performance Space is on the Lower Ground Floor down 5 steps on a permanent stone staircase with handrails. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) 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 9 published reviews and 33 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 Planet of the Apes is easily one of STARBURST Magazine’s favourite movies, so when we learned that professional funny people Peter Michael Marino and Marisol Soledad had teamed up to produce a loving low-budget…
The show is anarchic and fun throughout, and seemed particularly celebrated by the Americans in the audience for whom the cultural references apparently really resonated.
— Everything Theatre (4 out of 5 stars)
If you are in the mood for this nonsense at midday, this is well worth checking out and getting your hands on rather than off those damn dirty grapes!
— one4review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 21:40 — Cancelled
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:00 — Cancelled — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £14.50