Sobremesa
Sobremesa is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
We've all been stuck at dinner with someone who won't stop talking. One more drink. One more opinion. One more thing they have to say. It's Alma's birthday, and her sister Billie has brought her new boyfriend to dinner. Initially, he seems perfect. But as the wine flows, conversations about religion, politics, money and sex become heated, and Alma feels increasingly unsettled by the man sitting across the table. An intimate drama about sisterhood, memory and misogyny, Sobremesa asks how well we know the people we love and whether or not we should protect them from their own mistakes.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Blether
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Drama
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Blether) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 23 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.
Yet set against all of this excellence, it is Alejandra Deane who constantly catches the eye. As Alma, Deane is by turns smouldering, provocative, unflinching, empathetic, but above all, fiercely protective of her…
— Rialto Arts (4 out of 5 stars)
4.5 stars A sobremesa is the Spanish cultural tradition of lingering at the dinner table with loved ones following a meal, for the sake of conversation, connection, and company. Table 61 Productions’s Sobremesa shows…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00