The Best Girl in the World
The Best Girl in the World by Sophia Wren is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 22:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 22:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Sophia, 'main character of the world,' remembers a teenagehood spent fantasizing about injuries that would earn her the attention she craved. Now an adult trapped inside her own damsel-in-distress mythology, her life veers into absurdity when a hurricane in New York City leaves her mysteriously pregnant. Thirteen years later, Sophia faces another adolescence unfolding against a world set ablaze by powerful men and collapsing ideals. A love letter to the Best Girl in the World and an elegy for lost childhood, this story unfolds through Sophia's dark, lyrical, hilariously filthy stand-up comedy.
Details
- Performer: Sophia Wren
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Nook
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 46 seats (Nook) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 22:00 — Cancelled