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There Was A Time is a psychologically driven drama that unfolds inside the fractured mind of Dot, a woman haunted by a love she was never brave enough to choose. As past and present collide, Dot revisits her teenage relationship with Stacey – a first love shaped and ultimately destroyed by fear, repression and societal expectation. The play moves fluidly between humor and devastation, realism and abstraction, exploring how memory can both protect and imprison us.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. There Was A Time is by David Hanson, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Greenside @ George Street, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, EH2 2PQ, 26 August to 29 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets are £15. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.