The Dreaming
The Dreaming is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 12 performances listed, running from Wed 19 Aug, 13:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 13:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
How do you justify bringing a child into this world? When she was a teenager, she vowed she never would. Yet, when babies start appearing in her dreams, her resolve is challenged by a monstrous desire for a baby of her own. Channelling a wide array of personas and worlds, The Dreaming sees us lost between landscapes of fantasy and nightmare. Here we seek answers to the questions: What drives us to create life? How do we grieve the futures the economic and climate crises have taken from us? What makes our lives meaningful?
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Old Lab
- Genre: THEATRE, Performance art
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 94 seats (Old Lab) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, standing facing the Royal Dick, enter through the ground floor double doors to your left. Walk past the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and through the double doors, take a right; down to the end of the corridor, Old Lab is directly ahead. Wheelchair access type:Level Access Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 13:30 — Already performed — £17.00