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As his melanoma worsens, a young husband is forced to reflect on how his wife will have to live and love after his passing. He begins to document his favourite things and advice about his wife for her future lover in his journal. But as the cancer begins to wear on his mental state, the journal delves into the dark nature of jealousy, fidelity and sacrifice.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. To My Wife's Next Lover is by Dream Big Kid Productions, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Greenside @ Riddles Court, 322 Lawnmarket, EH1 2PG, 7 August to 29 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £15. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Strobe lighting.