The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey
The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 10:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 10:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A broken fairy tale for broken people. In a whimsical land of broken toys, Magnus Coffinkey must fix a bell atop an impossibly high spire. Success will make his wish come true. The price of failure is a permanently broken heart. Funny, honest and deeply devastating, The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey is a dark fairy tale where the power of storytelling is used to make sense of great personal trauma. Outstanding Theatre Award at Brighton Fringe, 2024. 'Sublime. Heart-wrenching. Perfect' * (TheReviewsHub.com).
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Red Lecture Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, International
- Country: MALTA
- Running time: 75 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Red Lecture Theatre) — 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: 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 down the corridor, past the Café turning left at the neon corridor. Once past the double doors, the Red Lecture Theatre is directly ahead. There are 14 steps down to the space, a further 10 steps through the seating and onto the stage. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort via the Tech Cube building lift. 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 10 published reviews and 32 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.
There are deeper themes running throughout the play, and its main focus is the trauma and grief suffered by the couple, which is bought on after she had a late stage miscarriage.
— Theatre and Art Reviews (4 out of 5 stars)
Zammit moves from storybook mender to grieving man almost imperceptibly, shedding costume and theatricality together. Camilleri vividly populates the fantasy while finding stillness beneath it.
— EdinburghGuide (4 out of 5 stars)
This show has been getting hype from everywhere and it’s fully deserved.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £17.00