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What happens when the Queen (really) wants her step son, the Prince? Drums. Movement. Taboo! Euripides' shocking Greek tragedy, Hippolytos, presented in a poetic and percussion-based adaptation by the Burbank H.S. Drama troupe and its award-winning director. Witness this powerful choral work, inspired by theatre icons Jerzy Grotowski, Frederico G Lorca, and Carol Churchill in telling the mythic tale of forbidden love.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Hippolytus is by BHS Drama, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Nicolson Square Venues, 25 Nicolson Square, EH8 9BX, 7 August to 12 August.
The show runs 75 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £7. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.