The Plot
The Plot is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 19:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 19:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
5th November. 1605. London. A plot foiled. A trial imminent. A story rewritten. Two brothers stand accused of high treason for a plot they bet their lives to pull off, and on the other side of the Thames, a playwright weaves their story into a new masterpiece to save his own skin. The Plot is a show about the power of great stories, those who wield them, and the imagination. It is the fourth show by Emma Howlett with her company theatregoose, makers of consecutive Fringe hits Aether, Sisters Three and Her Green Hell.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Main Hall
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 146 seats (Main Hall) — 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, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Once in the Courtyard, follow the signs up the access ramp, pass in front of the decking bar and into the main reception. Follow signage to the Lift. Take this to the first floor, then take a left through the double doors. The Main Hall is on your right. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 11- 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 11 published reviews and 28 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 Gunpowder Plot perpetrators in apparent purgatory and Shakespeare penning their tale, this two-hander is immersive and historical but feels detached from its central characters.
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Sir Edward Coke and James I need a priest. Not because they have established that one belongs at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot, but because the story they are constructing requires him.
The Plot is a smartly written testament to this, and its core image — a voice describing the pain of a hanging, drawing and quartering — a flame flickering — a brutal installation of burnt metal and ashen floors — these…
— Rialto Arts (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £20.00