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Using the original Edgar Allan Poe publications from 1840s, award-winning storyteller Stephen Smith faithfully brings to life the most terrifying tales, from the pioneering Godfather of Gothic Horror. In The Tell-Tale Heart, we meet a madman convincing us of his sanity, whilst explaining a murder he's committed, with meticulous detail. Then, in The Pit and the Pendulum, we join a prisoner attempting to escape the various torture devices of the dreaded Spanish Inquisition. 'Could not have been more wow-ed by this 'marathon of the macabre'' ***** (National).
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum is by Threedumb Theatre, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Greenside @ Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG, 8 August to 29 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets from £12.50. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.