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16th-century Scottish Folk belief and history interwoven to tell the tale of Maggie and Jonet's initiation into the ways of the seelie wight witches. A story of faith in faerie law, friendship and nature, with some music and ritual. Two working-class Lowland Scottish women learn to make folk belief their mode of survival and a way to navigate the seismic and often dangerous changes to politics, faith and ordinary life in the century that saw the Reformation and the Scottish Witchcraft Act.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Mysterious Seelie Wight Women is by Rag Curtain Theatre, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling and Witchcraft, 2 Chalmers Close, High St , EH1 1SS, 15 August to 29 August.
The show runs 70 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets are £15. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Audience participation.