The Bear
The Bear is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Royal Scots Club. It has 6 performances listed, running from Mon 10 Aug, 20:10 to Sat 15 Aug, 20:10. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A widow swears eternal devotion to her late husband – until an irate, blustering creditor arrives demanding repayment of a debt. What begins as just an impolite visitation erupts into a ferocious battle of wills, wits and wildly inconvenient desire. Slammed doors, smashed furniture and loaded pistols give way to something even more fierce: love, as a duel of honour spirals into a reckless courtship neither combatant can truly control. EGTG's energetic, fast-paced, destructive rendition of Chekhov’s comedy farce: The Bear revels in the thin line between loathing and longing – and the thrill of crossing it!
Details
- Venue: The Royal Scots Club
- Space: The Hepburn Suite
- Genre: THEATRE, Comedy, Farce
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 45 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (The Hepburn Suite) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 6, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) 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 1 published review and 4 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.
Chekov called his own short play, The Bear, a ‘stupid vaudeville’, but it takes smarts and sass to really bring it to life after nearly 140 years, and this production delivers hilariously. 4 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £15.00