A Razor-Edge New Play To Start Your Day!
A Razor-Edge New Play To Start Your Day! by THIS IS NOT AMERICA is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 29 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 11:05 to Mon 31 Aug, 11:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
When a dead body is discovered in a house in Brooklyn, three identical brothers are dragged away and questioned. What happens next is only the beginning of their nightmare, as a compelling story woven with secrets and lies unfolds. From the creators of five-star multi award-winning hit plays Heroin(e) for Breakfast, Jesus Jane Mother and Me, and Shellshocked comes a powerful, urgent new thriller that exposes the dark side of the 'American Dream' and what it means in 2026. Critics' Choice: Stage, ThreeWeeks, FringeReview.co.uk, for JJMM.
Details
- Performer: THIS IS NOT AMERICA
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Bunker Two
- Genre: THEATRE, New writing, Contemporary
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Bunker Two) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 29, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access via driveway off main road. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps. 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 13 published reviews and 62 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.
Jack Stokes' performance in this powerful play is nothing short of extraordinary. Playing four different personalities and moving smoothly between them all by voice and gesture, he creates a a world of violence as each…
There is clearly at least one very bleak metaphor being played out as the script moves between a very complex message and a too simple concluding statement that doesn’t apply similar depth to exploring the causes of…
— The Reviews Hub (4 out of 5 stars)
Disturbing, dystopic and unsettling, This is Not America from writer and director Philip Stokes, is a cleverly crafted exploration of the disenfranchised existence of the young American male.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £14.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 11:05 — Already performed — £13.00