Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again)
Tap Out! (Or I'll Hit You Again) 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, 18:20 to Mon 31 Aug, 18:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Realising that his life is going nowhere, a man decides to go out in a mask and pick fights with random people on the street. He knows it's reckless and amoral, but he doesn't care – it's liberating. He feels like a "man". And as he gets a taste for it, the consequences of these bouts soon come back to bite him. Tap Out! is a dramedy story about violence, masculinity and morality; an examination of identity, purpose and male loneliness. It's Fight Club meets Fleabag meets James Graham's Punch.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Coorie
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Coorie) — 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: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 24 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.
Ackermann successfully communicates this deeply wounded characters frustrations, and this, accompanied by the excellent quality of writing make this a show to be seen at the fringe this year.
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe is all about being challenged, and Tap Out! (Or I’ll Hit You Again) is a fascinating addition to the plays that you file under “difficult”.
— The Real Chrisparkle (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:20 — Cancelled — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 18:20 — Already performed — £11.00