Top Gunchained
Top Gunchained is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 22 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 17:05 to Sun 30 Aug, 17:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise's aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans. Can Maverick and best friend Goose beat Iceman to the Top Gun trophy? Can instructor Charlie order drinks without anyone singing at her? Can one Fringe First-winning nerd reenact the movie's signature dogfights – alone? This very unauthorised parody marks 40 years since Top Gun's cinema release – essential viewing for Top Gun veterans and rookies alike. From creators of international smash Yippee Ki Yay. 'Epically entertaining' (Times). 'Lovely, witty, delicious' * (Independent).
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Wine Bar
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Adaptation
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 70 minutes
- Room size: about 150 seats (Wine Bar) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access to the performance space is via stairs or lift then there is level access into the venue. Wheelchair access type:Level Access, 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 6 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.
This playful, lyrical homage to Tom Cruise’s quintessential 1980s blockbuster Top Gun ushers in an hour of enjoyable nostalgia as ace actor-poet Richard Marsh recaptures his childhood adoration of the film, complete…
It is not the most promising of starts. A double-height room, plastic seats laid out on the flat and an approximately 18-inch-high stage.
Richard Marsh is no stranger to performing parody shows but this year, with the help of director Hal Chambers, he’s taken the story of the film Top Gun and massaged it a bit with a funny sub-plot running through the…
— Fringe Radio (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £11.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:05 — Already performed — £16.00