The Mr Thing Show
The Mr Thing Show is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square Gardens. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 17:45 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Mr. Thing are back "broadcasting" live at the Fringe with a brand-new show! Become part of the studio audience as Tom and Owen, Puppet Steve and a crew of Things pull together a TV variety show live on stage with surprise guests, games, video sketches, live music, remote controlled cameras, musical robots, technical hijinx and much more. Welcome to the multimedia mayhem that is The Mr. Thing Show. 'A comedic riot' (Telegraph). 'I was howling with laughter' (Metro).
Details
- Venue: Assembly George Square Gardens
- Space: Piccolo Tent
- Genre: COMEDY, Variety, Multimedia
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 192 seats (Piccolo Tent) — 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: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Separate Entrance-Front of House will guide audience to the separate entrance. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp Stairs: 2 - 5 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 25 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.
Mr Thing returns for another year of their live “TV” show with their usual mix of bright colours, live music, silly set pieces, audience interaction and far, far more tech than seems sensible.
I don’t quite know what category to put this in. So let’s call it: An experience.Puppets. Cameras everywhere. Audience participation.
— Pride Nomad's 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Rundown (5 out of 5 stars)
As the audience enter The Mr Thing Show, there’s a button that says ‘DO NOT PRESS’. Maybe a little too intimidating for some but definitely not for others.
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:45 — Already performed — £16.00