Turn Your F*cking Phones Off

Turn Your F*cking Phones Off is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 30 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 15:40 to Mon 31 Aug, 22:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.

About this show

Hi. Thanks for making time for whatever this is. I suppose it's a theatre show. Perhaps it's an interdisciplinary, interactive, mixed-media piece of performance art. An ambitious, impactful and timely exploration of human connection in the information age. A town hall meeting at the end of the world. A karaoke booth in a nuclear bunker. A clear-the-air chat between you, me and the rest of our plane of existence mates. A thrilling and vital new work from the multi award-winning theatre maker. As voted for audiences at BABYFLEAREINDEERBAG. 'Unmissable' * (ToDoList.org.uk).

Details

Venue: Summerhall
Space: Main Hall
Genre: THEATRE, Interactive, Storytelling
Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
Running time: 60 minutes
Room size: about 146 seats (Main Hall) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
Performances listed: 30, 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 to the Lift. Take this to the first floor, then take a left through the double doors. The Main Hall is on your right. 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 6 published reviews and 22 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 year, I have seen some very good Edinburgh Fringe productions. However, I hadn’t seen that “one” that sticks out, and you remember long after the Fringe has disappeared into history.
— Theatre and Arts Review
A powerful tour-de-force from Hannah Maxwell, angrily dismantling our reliance on smartphones whilst sounding a stark warning about dwindling attention and democracy under fire.
— To Do List (5 out of 5 stars)
Hannah Maxwell has done it again. Turn Your Fucking Phones Off is another five-star show from a performer and theatre-maker who continues to create work that is smart, creative and completely distinctive.
— Pure Life Plus (5 out of 5 stars)

Performance dates and ticket availability

Thu 6 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
Fri 7 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sat 8 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sun 9 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Mon 10 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Tue 11 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Wed 12 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Thu 13 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Fri 14 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sat 15 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sun 16 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Tue 18 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Wed 19 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Thu 20 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Fri 21 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sat 22 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sun 23 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Tue 25 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Wed 26 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Wed 26 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Thu 27 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Thu 27 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Fri 28 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Fri 28 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sat 29 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sat 29 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sun 30 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Sun 30 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Mon 31 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £17.00
Mon 31 Aug, 22:40 — Cancelled — £17.00

View on the official Fringe site