the Kobold Show!
the Kobold Show! is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Patter House. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
In this clowny, crafty, physical theatre experience, a troupe of kobolds – small, lizard-like creatures from myth and tabletop gaming lore – stumble through a world of swords and sorcery, dragging you (lovingly) along for the ride. While the tales of epic heroes and dastardly villains unfold around them, the kobolds must tackle challenges like opening doors, defending their cheese from mice, and surviving their own shenanigans. These cannon-fodder sidekicks are looking to claim the limelight for themselves... by any means necessary.
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Space: Coorie
- Genre: COMEDY, Fantasy, Family-friendly
- Country: UNITED STATES
- 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: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Relaxed performances
What the reviewers said
We have captured 3 published reviews and 16 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.
A Kobold is a creature popular in the tabletop game “Dungeons and Dragons”. They are reptilian humanoids whose ancestry are dragons.
This show is very ‘spirit of the fringe’. It’s fun, it’s creative, it’s clever, and you’d need a heart of stone not to enjoy the presence of five little Kobolds being very brave and doing very clever, if ill-advised…
— Starburst Magazine (4 out of 5 stars)
The show balances with skill the inherent selfishness and paradoxical need for community that we can all relate to, mixed in with the laughs. An impressive job.
— Broadway World (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:40 — Already performed — £13.00