Stanislavski Can't Save Me From The Apocalypse
Stanislavski Can't Save Me From The Apocalypse is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Greenside @ George Street. It has 15 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 15:05 to Sat 22 Aug, 15:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Five women went to teach theatre for the summer. They just didn’t know the world would end before camp did. In Stanislavski Can’t Save Me From The Apocalypse, life at a theatre camp in the northern woods of Maine takes a shocking turn when five counsellors suddenly become responsible for more than forty campers after the world ends on the final day of camp. Their artistic dreams collide with the abrupt demands of survival, forcing women who once built imaginary worlds onstage to confront a terrifying new reality offstage.
Details
- Venue: Greenside @ George Street
- Space: Ivy Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark comedy, Drama
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 33 seats (Ivy Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 15, 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: Through Wheelchair access entrance, then on same level. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) 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 2 published reviews and 34 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.
In a way, I can’t think of a more apt show to put on during the world’s largest Arts Festival, where the entire city of Edinburgh is flooded with drama students and theatre kids from across the entire world.
Five young women go to a summer camp in Maine to teach teenagers drama. Not the end of the world, is it? But it is, literally. For those unfamiliar with Stanislavski, he was a leading theatre practitioner and…
— RIALTO
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:05 — Already performed — £15.00