Book of Shadows
Underbelly presents Book of Shadows, a dark comedy in which two puppeteers cast giant shadows for an occult mystery at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.
When
August 5–30, 2026
6:30 PM daily except August 19 GMT+1
Venue local time · Europe/London
View all 25 sessions in venue time
- Wed, Aug 5, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Thu, Aug 6, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Fri, Aug 7, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sat, Aug 8, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sun, Aug 9, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Mon, Aug 10, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Tue, Aug 11, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Wed, Aug 12, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Thu, Aug 13, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Fri, Aug 14, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sat, Aug 15, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sun, Aug 16, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Mon, Aug 17, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Tue, Aug 18, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Thu, Aug 20, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Fri, Aug 21, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sat, Aug 22, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sun, Aug 23, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Mon, Aug 24, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Tue, Aug 25, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Wed, Aug 26, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Thu, Aug 27, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Fri, Aug 28, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sat, Aug 29, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
- Sun, Aug 30, 6:30 – 7:30 PM GMT+1
Price
£10+
Check the organizer for final availability.
Location
Underbelly Cowgate, Big Belly, Edinburgh, Scotland
United Kingdom
Organizer
Underbelly Edinburgh
in person
Why it belongs on Shadow Pals
Official venue listing explicitly describes the show as shadow puppetry with giant shadows.
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