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An evening of funny, heartfelt and gloriously overdramatic poetry about love, failure, anxiety, music, growing older and trying to survive modern life whilst screaming into the abyss. Blending stand-up, storytelling and spoken word, this is a show about finding beauty in the mess. Some poems are uplifting. Some are ridiculous. Some are angry. One of them might accidentally change your life. Or at the very least ruin your mascara. This is a chance to see a brand-new piece of work from a Fringe legend as a part of Shedinburgh.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Nick Helm: It Will Always Hurt a Bit (WIP) is by Nick Helm, listed under Spoken Word in the Fringe programme. It plays at Shedinburgh @ Assembly Checkpoint, 2 Bristo Place, EH1 1EY, 16 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Entry is free. Content warnings: Strong language.