The Pigeon Factory
The Pigeon Factory is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 to Sun 30 Aug, 12:55. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Walden has a pretty good life. Happily married to his mannequin wife, he works his pigeon children into the ground and feasts upon their eggs for sustenance. Walden is doing everything he's supposed to do – so why does he feel so empty? Can his fantasies about his pigeons sustain him? Or must he face up to a great hurt done to him in the past? The Pigeon Factory is a darkly absurd one-man show that explores work, family and finding purpose in a broken society. 'Ingenious, consistently entertaining' (Irish Times).
Details
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Jelly Belly
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, New writing
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Jelly Belly) — 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
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 25 steps into this venue from the cow gate entrance. 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.
With thousands of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, often some of the best can be under-attended and underappreciated. “The Pigeon Factory” falls under this category.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:55 — Already performed — £13.00