Trans People Are Awful
Trans People Are Awful is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 15:20 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Transitioning's hard, finding the right parts is harder. In a garage in North-East Scotland, a young trans guy invites you to witness his genius in hunting cis men for body parts. Armed with a camera, vivid imagination and an axe he bought on Facebook marketplace, Boy is explaining his quest to complete the perfect transition. His method (killing cis men and stealing their body parts), may be unconventional but it does bypass NHS waiting times. True crime cut up with dark comedy, Trans People are Awful dissects identity, morality and the effects of extreme loneliness.
Details
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Bunker One
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Bunker One) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, 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 12 published reviews and 44 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.
Trans People Are Awful is absolutely my pick of the Fringe so far by a landslide. The production design, the writing, the delivery, the direction, all work as one to create this masterful story.
— North West End UK (5 out of 5 stars)
Loud and at times highly physical, there’s a lot to think about beyond the surface-level visceral happenings. As Avenue Q asserts, for instance, “everyone’s a little bit racist”, in the sense that there are widely held…
— Theatre in Edinburgh (4 out of 5 stars)
‘Trans people are awful’ achieves what it is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. It truly shocks the audience with a piece of utterly unique and bold theatre.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 23:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 23:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £12.00