Birthday Party
Birthday Party by Taiwan Season is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Bristo Square. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'I've performed at countless birthday parties but never hosted one myself', confesses Lin Lu-Chieh, creator of 2025 Fringe treat Dazed and Confused. Now this charming, theatre-trained magician is doing just that and you're invited! He'll supply balloons, memories humorous or wistful, and plenty of exceptionally cool, gently interactive tricks, but asks you to look beyond the entertainment. Through an engaging mix of autobiographical stories and smooth sleight-of-hand, Lu reveals the poetry inside the illusion. All you need to bring is an open mind. You might just rediscover what magic really feels like...
Details
- Performer: Taiwan Season
- Venue: Underbelly, Bristo Square
- Space: Jersey
- Genre: CABARET, Magic, Drama
- Country: TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Room size: about 90 seats (Jersey) — 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
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 19 steps from top door and 11 from mid level door if not taking the lift. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 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 3 published reviews and 7 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.
Lin Lu-Chieh has performed at countless birthday parties, yet he has never hosted one of his own. In Birthday Party, by Lu Production, he finally invites the audience to celebrate with him.
— Sound Behind Curtain (4 out of 5 stars)
This is a magician who puts an audience at ease, and who finds ready volunteers in the front rows. A little bit of ‘mind reading’ early on finds him successfully predicting a card chosen at random by an audience member,…
— The Quinntessential Review (3 out of 5 stars)
Lin Lu-Chieh has had plenty of experience providing the magic in other people’s parties, but this year at Taiwan Season: Birthday Party he is both the magic and the celebrant, throwing an exceptionally magical birthday…
— World Magic Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:30 — Already performed — £12.50