Prophets
Prophets is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 17:45 to Mon 31 Aug, 17:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A researcher from Scotland travels to Saint John, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific. Upon arrival, she finds the island is under the control of a growing religious cult. This discovery starts to shift her studies from the land to the people as the dangerous theology of the cult is revealed and the day of paradise approaches. Prophets is a brand new two-hander drama from Fringe First-winning writer Jack MacGregor that examines the intersection between faith and cult, an exploration of violent belief at the edge of the world.
Details
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Roxyboxy
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Thriller
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 74 seats (Roxyboxy) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Captioned performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Cobbled area surrounding the venue Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp Stairs: 1 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 14 published reviews and 10 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.
Prophets is atmospheric, ambitious and well performed. A packed audience responded enthusiastically at the end, and I came away feeling that there was plenty to admire, even if not every one of its ideas was fully…
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Prophets is a chilling piece of theatre that grips from its opening moments and refuses to let go. Powered by two extraordinary performances and a flawless sense of atmosphere, it stands out as an unquestionable…
— The Reviews Hub (5 out of 5 stars)
Jack MacGregor’s folk-horror piece takes the on the foggy and damp (fictional) British Overseas Territory of Saint John Island, where Kerris (Rebecca Wilkie), a lone researcher into meteorological history, has arrived…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £13.50