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Sophia, 'main character of the world,' remembers a teenagehood spent fantasizing about injuries that would earn her the attention she craved. Now an adult trapped inside her own damsel-in-distress mythology, her life veers into absurdity when a hurricane in New York City leaves her mysteriously pregnant. Thirteen years later, Sophia faces another adolescence unfolding against a world set ablaze by powerful men and collapsing ideals. A love letter to the Best Girl in the World and an elegy for lost childhood, this story unfolds through Sophia's dark, lyrical, hilariously filthy stand-up comedy.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sophia Wren: The Best Girl in the World is by Sophia Wren, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at Gilded Balloon Teviot, Teviot, EH8 9AJ, 5 August to 29 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets from £10.