Reparations
Reparations is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 14:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 14:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
After serving three years in prison, Aisha sets out on a journey of self-healing, determined to cure her shoplifting addiction and leave old habits behind. But everything changes when she meets V, and her admiration quickly turns into obsession. If Aisha truly wants a fresh start, she'll need a new identity, status and security. This time, she's stealing a life. A poignant one-woman play, direct from Soho Writers' Lab, exploring rehabilitation, wealth disparity and how jealousy festers in the absence of love. Winner of the Tony Craze Award 2023 and the Pleasance's Charlie Hartill Global Majority Fund 2026.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Above
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 146 seats (Above) — 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: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop, Captioned performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Main queue on road outside. Lift access through Pleasance Bar — ask at Box Office or bar for assistance. Performance space is on the First Floor up 20 steps on a permanent stone staircase that has handrails. Lift dimensions are 1200mm x 1200mm, max. weight 500kg. The lift can accept power wheelchairs. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 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 3 published reviews and 8 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.
A sharp, wry portrait of a woman trying to become visible by becoming someone else. Aisha wants a clean slate. The trouble is that she keeps writing on it.
— Edinburgh Guide (3 out of 5 stars)
Reparations is a hard-hitting one-woman show that follows a young woman, Aisha, as she navigates life after a three-year stint in prison.
— The Student (3 out of 5 stars)
Maryam Garad’s sparky solo show comes with shades of Alys, Always and a stinging layer of racial inequality, class injustice and neat satire.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:00 — Already performed — £16.00