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This science-performance art show bounces from Jane Goodall’s discoveries to AI analyses of cat language to evolution and empathy, using storytelling, puppetry, singing, video and animal drag to ask how close we really are to other animals. From the multiple award-winning group that previously brought the musical Hiya Dolly! – the story of Dolly the sheep – to the Fringe. Ranging from personal experience with animal behaviour, to animal research so new it’s warm to the touch – this solo performance asks: what do we know about the minds of other animals, and are humans really that unique?
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. HumAnimalia is by Smiley Reily Productions, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Dynamic Earth, Dynamic Earth, EH8 8AS, 8 August to 22 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets are £12.