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Nature versus nurture? Are villains born or bred? Can they ever find true redemption? TheatreOCU explores Shakespeare's most villainous characters – Macbeth, Iago, Aaron, Tamora and Lady Macbeth – and asks the question: what is bad Shakespeare?
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Bad Shakespeare is by TheatreOCU, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Greenside @ Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG, 7 August to 12 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 8+. Tickets are £12. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.