Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Scottish Storytelling Centre. It has 12 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 to Tue 18 Aug, 18:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe, to the venue where it won a Herald Angel Award and built a reputation as a smash hit of modern Scottish theatre, Thunderstruck is the tragic, comic and epic tale of the greatest bagpiper that ever lived. The story of a Pitlochry bin man who rocked tradition, flew beyond the summit of his art and changed Scottish music forever. Whatever notions you have of bagpipes, leave them at the door. 'A stunning, staggering piece of modern Scottish folk theatre' * (BritishTheatreGuide.info). 'Elucidating, charming and rip-roaringly inspirational' * (TheQR.co.uk). 'Masterful' (BroadwayWorld.com). (Fest).
Details
- Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre
- Space: Netherbow Theatre
- Genre: THEATRE, Storytelling, Music
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 80 minutes
- Room size: about 99 seats (Netherbow Theatre) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 12, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is level access into the Centre from the John Knox House entrance. If entering using the main SSC entrance there are 9 steps up. Once inside there is a lift that can take customers down to the -1 floor which is the top of the raked seating. If not it is 16 steps down to the top of the raked seating. Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift) 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 11 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.
Thunderstruck in the Netherbow theatre of the Scottish Storytelling Centre is a charming tragicomic underdog story centering on Scotland’s loudest and most misunderstood musical windbag, the bagpipes. 4 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £16.00