Van Gogh & Me
Van Gogh & Me is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Dovecot Studios. It has 23 performances listed, running from Thu 13 Aug, 12:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 15:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Two painters. Nine weeks. At the end, an ear is severed. This brand-new one-person play journeys back to 1888, tracing the charged encounter between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in Arles. Jack Ellis seamlessly embodies a range of characters, exploring not only their volatile relationship but also his own lifelong obsession with the Dutch painter. Written by John Retallack and shaped around 24 paintings, the piece is darkly humorous and unflinching in its examination of how artistic ambition and fragile minds can be pushed to breaking point.
Details
- Venue: Dovecot Studios
- Space: Meeting Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Storytelling, New writing
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Meeting Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Lift (Building Lift)
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 14 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.
Absorbing piece of storytelling that uses paintings to illustrate a turning point in Van Gogh’s troubled life.
— The Stage (4 out of 5 stars)
Although they do learn from one another, a number of factors contribute to Van Gogh’s mounting anxiety and frustration.
— The Scotsman (4 out of 5 stars)
Ellis relates his very personal history of Van Gogh and Gauguin’s time in Arles in a script and production concocted with Edinburgh Fringe veteran John Retallack.
— The Herald (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:00 — Cancelled — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:00 — Cancelled — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 12:00 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:00 — Cancelled — £15.00