The Ostrich Principle
The Ostrich Principle is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Scottish Storytelling Centre. It has 9 performances listed, running from Tue 11 Aug, 18:15 to Sun 23 Aug, 18:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The greatest stories have always opened our eyes, pricked our ears and loosened our tongues; not easy when the chaos makes us want to bury our heads. When faced with injustice, oppression and tyranny how long can we afford compliance? How long do we excuse the beast once it has learned to bite? Two traditional storytellers rally myths, legends and folk songs in this rousing call to arms. Now is the time to pull our heads from the sand, look darkness in the eye and make a stand.
Details
- Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Space: George Mackay Brown Library
- Genre: THEATRE, Political, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 35 seats (George Mackay Brown Library) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 9, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is step free access at the John Knox House entrance of the building, the main entrance door for Storytelling Centre has 9 steps leading up to to it from street level. If not taking the lift there is then a total of 17 steps up to the library (9 steps, a landing, and then 8 additional steps). All guests enter library through same door once inside the building. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 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 1 published review and 19 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.
David Hughes and Kirsten Milliken’s The Ostrich Principle at the Scottish Storytelling Centre combines time-honoured storytelling techniques with urgent political issues, in a way that does not always knit together but…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:15 — Already performed — £14.00