Suitcase Show
Suitcase Show is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:45 to Sun 30 Aug, 11:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky and comic, it shifts from shadow play to storytelling, dancing disembodied hands to narratives crackling from a 1970s stereo suitcase. 'A delight from start to end... all tied together with a slow burn reveal into a wickedly brilliant conclusion' (NZ Herald). 'Weaves a bright dark magic' (Scotsman). 'Innovative, dark, and delicious' * (TheQR.co.uk).
Details
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Upstairs
- Genre: THEATRE, Puppetry, Storytelling
- Country: NEW ZEALAND
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 168 seats (Upstairs) — 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
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is 25 steps into the performance space. The surrounding street area has some cobbles/uneven pavements. Stairs: 20+ 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 5 published reviews and 28 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.
After ascending the church tower of Assembly Roxy, the audience is met with a room with low-watt institutional lighting, an x-ray machine, and a whole lot of baggage.
The dark mysteries that are uncovered are a delight from start to finish, as each tale changes style, method and tone, sometimes near-wordless, and others in the form of a tale.
— British Theatre Guide (5 out of 5 stars)
Suitcase Show is equal parts weird and wonderful, creepy and compelling, drilling into the heart of what makes storytelling an art form.
— Theatre Weekly (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:45 — Already performed — £16.00