Rapism
Rapism by Sadia Azmat is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Hive. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 17:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Muslim women and rape victims have a lot in common; people are obsessed with what we are wearing. Join comedian Sadia Azmat for an hour of unapologetic rape jokes (BBC Sounds presenter, author of Sex Bomb, ITV's Good Morning Britain). Rape is considered a dirty word, so Sadia's come up with a new word: Rapism. An original show that takes a look at the current system where sexual violence rates are 83%, with only 1 in 6 victims of sexual assault coming forward. This is an unmissable hour of comedy. 'Honest, much needed' (Frank Skinner).
Details
- Performer: Sadia Azmat
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Hive
- Space: The Queen Chamber
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 120 seats (The Queen Chamber) — 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
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 29 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 funny girl has every right to laugh.
— Edinburgh News (4 out of 5 stars)
Pardon my ignorance, but I had never come across the term Rapism before, which probably underlines one of Sadia Azmat’s main themes of this show, that we don’t talk about rape enough.
— The Real Chrisparkle (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:50 — Already performed — £7.50