We Will Hear The Angels
We Will Hear The Angels is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 22 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Stunned by the revelation of her husband's infidelity, Bea feels heartbroken and alone. If only she knew that her neighbours, Sonia, Van and Ian, were each also trying to get over the pain in their hearts, unable to articulate how they feel. Maybe the mysterious Lou can help them? A poignant and uplifting celebration of the power of sad music: 'a subtle and intelligent combination of words, movement and music' (Stage). Performed by five actor-musicians, including the music of Hank Williams, Orange Juice, Etta James, JS Bach and more.
Details
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Dissection Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Contemporary
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 165 seats (Dissection Room) — 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: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Audio described performances, Captioned performances, BSL signed performances
- 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. The Access Route requires Duty Manager Assistance from the reception of the main building, consisting of an escort up the main lift, through the galleries, into a platform lift, through to the Dissection room. Please contact boxoffice@summerhall.co.uk if you would like to use this accessible route. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Other) 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 6 published reviews and 7 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.
Created by established and highly regarded Scottish theatre company Magnetic North, We Will Hear the Angels explores the relationship between music and sadness, and encourages reflection which lingers after the…
— Musical Theatre Reviews (4 out of 5 stars)
We Will Hear the Angels, playing at Summerhall, is presented by Magnetic North, an Edinburgh-based theatre company renowned for integrating music, performance, text, and visual design.
— Theatre Weekly (3 out of 5 stars)
Solemnity abounds in Magnetic North’s fragmentary response to yearning, betrayal and melancholy
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £17.00