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Prepare for the end... If you can afford it. Kaia and Adam win a bizarre lottery and move into The Pod – a doomsday bunker that might jettison into space when the world ends in eight minutes and 19 seconds. Unless it doesn't, in which case the countdown will reset until it does finally end! The Pod is an LGBTQIA+ led absurd comedy play about grief, the state of the world and the importance of human connection.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Pod is by MM – Jon Betti and Gergana Galabova, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Paradise in The Vault, 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD, 8 August to 15 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets are £10. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes, Strong language and Strobe lighting.