Woodhill
Woodhill is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at ZOO Southside. It has 21 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 14:25 to Sun 30 Aug, 14:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
I dance in the horror of grief. Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. Their families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons. Gut-punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down. Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall.
Details
- Venue: ZOO Southside
- Space: Main House
- Genre: THEATRE, Verbatim, Dance
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 80 minutes
- Room size: about 200 seats (Main House) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 21, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: lift
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: The level access is via the rear or the building. There are 16 steps from the street level to the seating. Wheelchair access type: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 11 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.
We read these kinds of news stories painfully unaffected all the time. Yet Woodhill has perfectly understood these are atrocities that live beyond plain words: they are stories that can creep into souls if told…
— Theatre Weekly (4 out of 5 stars)
A struggle for justice is powerfully rendered through dance theatre
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
A must see piece of theatre that challenges the way we see those caught up at the very edges of society.
— Express (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:25 — Already performed — £19.00