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Olympic Hopefuls is a sharp, funny and unexpectedly moving new play about four Filipina women of a certain age who decide, against all logic and gravity, to qualify for the Winter Olympics in curling. Armed with grit, group chat loyalty and a suspicious amount of delusion, they train on borrowed ice while wrestling with identity, ambition and the quiet ache of being underestimated. As Olympic fever rises, so do long-buried rivalries and impossible dreams. Part underdog sports saga, part diaspora comedy, Olympic Hopefuls asks: who gets to chase glory, and who’s told to sit in the stands?
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Olympic Hopefuls is by in vivo Productions, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, 10 August to 15 August.
The show runs 75 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets are £15. Content warnings: Strong language.