06/08/2026
Seemia's Edinburgh Festivals Recommendations
When Prophecy Fails by groupwork
Studio Theatre, EIF
27-30 Aug
Hypnotic physical theatre and dazzling production design combine to tell the tale of a doomsday cult, and what happens when belief is shattered.
Assistant Produced by our producer,
Seemia's Edinburgh Festivals Recommendations
Nesting by Trolley Problem
16:30
6-31 Aug
Summerhall
A father dreams of dying. A daughter dreams of living. A seagull dreams of being human. Francis is caged in his home by devotion, duty and a devastating diagnosis. A seagull offers an escape: it will nest inside his body, take control and free his pregnant daughter from the burden of his care. But what begins as selfless sacrifice risks becoming violent surrender. An absurd, darkly comic new play with an electrifying score, Nesting is a visceral exploration of love, death and duty from Trolley Problem, following their sold-out production of Mistero Buffo at the Citizens Theatre.
Featuring longtime collaborator, Stage Manager Fergus Waldron
Seemia's Edinburgh Festivals Recommendations
Landsfrau هموطن by Doris Crea Collective
14:50
6-31 Aug
Summerhall
When the last plane left Kabul, Afghanistan vanished from Ariana’s reach. In LANDSFRAU, the return of the Taliban and the withdrawal of the western troops in 2021 triggers an auto fictional reckoning with war, memory and responsibility. Onstage, Ariana dismantles images of Afghanistan and builds her own counter-archive: fragments of family history, imagined pasts, longing and rage. Afghan folk music collides with electronic beats; Attan meets contemporary dance. Through a feminist lens, she confronts the quiet guilt of living safely abroad. Refusing explanation or absolution, this performance becomes a personal act of political resistance.
Performed by the wonderful Mariann Yar, an ITI Germany Academy Fellow we met when mentoring ITI fellows in 2023.
Seemia's Edinburgh Festivals Recommendations
Tell Me by Sadiq Ali Company
19:00
6-31 Aug
Summerhall
Two timelines collide in this bold fusion of dance and circus, offering a fresh perspective on HIV. When Grace receives a diagnosis, she is transport
