The Bridge
The Bridge is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square Studios. It has 14 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 19:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Award-winning Palestinian theatre-maker Alaa Shehada brings his mix of storytelling, stand-up and physical comedy to the story of The Bridge, as he travels from his home in the West Bank to Jordan bringing olive oil from this year's harvest – a gift of separation from his mother in Jenin for her sister in Amman. The Bridge traces the history of the British in Palestine and reveals the symbolic significance of this crossing for Palestinians through Alaa's story and those of the characters who join him on his journey; a bizarre road trip through Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian checkpoints.
Details
- Venue: Assembly George Square Studios
- Space: Studio Two
- Genre: THEATRE, Storytelling, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 195 seats (Studio Two) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 14, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 12 steps into this venue. 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 6 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.
Shehada focuses in “The Bridge” on what sounds like a simple story — the journey he took from his home in the West Bank to deliver a yellow cannister of his family’s olive oil to his aunt in Jordan.
A crossing of 180 metres that takes twelve hours on a bridge linked to British empiricism.
— A Young(ish) Perspective (4 out of 5 stars)
Alaa Shehada’s latest play, The Bridge, takes us into a slice of his personal history that, like his brilliant performance in The Horse of Jenin, lets us glimpse the daily hardships of living in a land brutally…
— British Theatre Guide (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:00 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:00 — Already performed — £17.00