When You Are a Tick
When You Are a Tick is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Playground. It has 17 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 20:35 to Sun 23 Aug, 20:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The bear doesn't have fur; if it did, it could cease to have it. When a gang of Brits finds a philosophy book in a stolen briefcase, they don't just read it – they live it. Treating theory as a manual for "conceptual crimes," they begin to dismantle their world, tearing through a city made of paper. Following a four-star run at Camden People's Theatre, Fair Love Collective presents a high-octane philosophy-punk comedy. Featuring live music by Glastonbury artist Alex Hall, verbatim puppetry and a live trial.
Details
- Venue: ZOO Playground
- Space: Playground 2
- Genre: THEATRE, Musical theatre, Dark Comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Playground 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 17, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Through main door and down a short corridor. 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £8.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £15.00