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From the writer of Jimmy, the totally sold-out, smash-hit, one-man show of Summerhall 2024 – 'solo shows are ten a penny at the Edinburgh Fringe, but this feels like one in a million' ***** (Telegraph) – comes the true story of Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to ever swim the English Channel. The bravery! The fortitude! The sheer outright insanity! It's time to remember this most humble of men, this Shopshire lad, whose extraordinary feat ought to be far more celebrated than it is. A man who died as he lived, chasing the impossible.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Adam Riches: The Captain is by Park Theatre Productions and Tigco present, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL, 11 August to 25 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £17. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.