The Painted Revolutionary
The Painted Revolutionary is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall. It has 9 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 19:25 to Sat 15 Aug, 19:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Painted Revolutionary is a new political satire where political concepts are (strange, deeply flawed and unrelenting) people. Struggle lives amongst words in her bookshop with Order popping by to make sure she's well and in check. But something's about to happen that hasn't occurred in years – Struggle will have an audience and a burden of responsibility. Bringing change won’t be easy and with a host of complicated concepts and characters, will it be worth it?
Details
- Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
- Space: Theatre 1
- Genre: THEATRE, Political, Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Theatre 1) — 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: Up shallow ramp from the external Courtyard, then level access into the theatre 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.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 7 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.
This is an interesting, well crafted and deftly delivered piece of political theatre. It really does what it says on the tin, highlighting the glaring potholes in so-called democratic political landscapes, especially…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £14.00