Hamlet
Hamlet by Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Bristo Square. It has 26 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 21:15 to Sun 30 Aug, 21:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The five-star, multi-sell-out, Fringe phenomenon is back! With its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet and an absolutely sh!t-faced actor! It just wouldn't be the Fringe without it. With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this raucous, riotous rampage through one of Shakespeare's darkest plays. This show features a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, partial nudity, foul language, acts of a sexual nature and actual Shakespeare. Please remember to always #EnjoyShakespeareResponsibly.
Details
- Performer: Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®
- Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
- Space: McEwan Hall
- Genre: COMEDY, Theatre, Improv
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Good
- Room size: about 1000 seats (McEwan Hall) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, BSL signed performances
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access 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 3 published reviews and 41 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.
I won’t go into detail on the script, most of us will have snored through Hamlet as teenagers in the past, something you won’t do for this performance I promise you.
— one4review (5 out of 5 stars)
Still chaotic, unpredictable, and entertaining with classically trained Shakespearean actors – one of them drunk – doing their thing with the famous words of William Shakespeare.
— Edinburgh Reviews (3 out of 5 stars)
In moments between the drunk actor’s ramblings, the performances delivered by the sober actors were of a truly high calibre, and for a moment you could forget you were at a comedy theatre performance.
— The Student (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 21:15 — Already performed — £22.50