The King of All Birds
The King of All Birds is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 13:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 13:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Who is the king of all birds? This tongue-in-cheek gig for voice and vocoder by award-winning sound artist Martha Knight is a love letter to the history of flight. Based on the phenomenon of aerial photos being displayed in Irish homes from the 1960s, the one-woman play expands this story to include explorations of ancient mythological birds, bringing us to the present, where airplanes and satellites rule the sky. Conjuring tales through traditional Irish music, using live electronics and effects to bring the ancient Irish tradition of song into the present day. (Irish Times).
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Former Gents Locker Room
- Genre: THEATRE
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 45 seats (Former Gents Locker Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, 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: 6 - 10 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 2 published reviews and 27 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.
Who is the king of all the birds? Not me, says the one on stage from behind her mask – and not us either just in case we were getting our hopes up.
— The Scotsman (4 out of 5 stars)
Knight’s quirky storytelling practice creates new musical theatre for how it is constructed within an innovative sound design, the nature of which is hard to express in words. 4 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 13:40 — Already performed — £17.00