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A mixed-bill showcase of imaginative performers who share frank, funny and sometimes frustrated insights into life with a non-visible disability. Curated by and featuring writer-performer Nikki Fagbemi (Netflix, C4, Sky Arts) and comedy writer-director Alex Hardy, who both have invisible illnesses. Each show features comedians, writers, actors, anyones… who are carrying hidden aches, pains, strains. So many medical appointments to juggle, so many people saying 'you look fine' and 'have you tried yoga?'... This is an imaginative response from hand-picked, underrepresented voices, who will…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Bed Five: A Creative Showcase About Hidden Disability is by Nikki Fagbemi and Alex Hardy, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Teviot, EH8 9AJ, 17 August to 24 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets are £13. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Strong language.