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Gorda has a precise objective: to lose 116 grams. Each performance becomes a peculiar training session where theatre meets workout. She runs, calculates, improvises and revisits fragments of memory and theory. What begins as a physical task slowly unfolds into a performative experiment about discipline, control and the absurd demands placed on bodies – especially women's bodies. As the audience watches the body pushed to its limits, the question shifts: is she trying to lose weight or trying to understand what it means to perform? The show is part of São Paulo Showcase.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 116 Grams: A Play to Lose Weight is by Letícia Rodrigues, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at ZOO Southside, 117 Nicolson Street, EH8 9ER, 7 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets from £8. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes, Nudity and Strobe lighting.