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Sold out for its entire run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025. Winner of the Spirit of the Fringe Award. A poetic musical inspired by Japanese classical literature. The male performers wear only two shoulder pads as their costume – playful, never sexual. What begins as laughter at wriggling bottoms soon releases the audience's imagination, revealing countless costumes and worlds. By the final scene, many are moved to tears. Overflowing with the joy and power of theatre, it explores life and death, parting, and human connection through humour, songs and Kabuki-inspired physical expression.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2ShoulderPads: Galaxy Train is by 2Shoulderpads, listed under Musicals and Opera in the Fringe programme. It plays at Underbelly, Cowgate, 66 Cowgate, EH1 1JX, 5 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets from £10. Content warnings: Nudity.