Slugs
Slugs is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 to Sun 30 Aug, 12:55. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Slime. Ooze. Mucus. Tobi feels like he is covered, head-to-toe, in slugs. Every unwanted kiss, lover and confused indignity over the years has left its oozy mark. They've always been there, but one recent romantic encounter and suddenly these slimy gastropods are taking over in a big way. From his childhood bedroom, Tobi explores fractured memories of his queer, adolescent sexual awakening (replete with a Hollyoaks Hunks calendar circa 2008) in an attempt to make peace with the slugs, in this knotty, darkly funny meditation on sex, shame and desire written by Tobias Graham and directed by George Jibson.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Bunker One
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Bunker One) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access via driveway off main road. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps. 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 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.
Realistically, I spent a fair amount of the performance trying to figure out what the hell I was supposed to be taking from it. It’s very well acted. It’s raw. It’s graphic. It has surprises.
— Pride Nomad's 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Rundown (4 out of 5 stars)
https://rolandcat.substack.com/p/review-slugs-pleasant-courtyard?r=17b7n4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
— Roviews (5 out of 5 stars)
Slugs is queer unravelling at its most raw: a solo show built around monologue, memory and the strange correlations between sexual encounters and, yes, slugs.
— Pure Life Plus (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £14.00