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A completely fresh, interactive and hilarious retelling of Richard Wagner’s 16-hour epic The Ring of the Nibelung. Armed with a piano and laugh-out-loud slideshow, stand-up comedian/conductor Rainer Hersch (The Windows Waltz - 30M views on YouTube, All Classical Music Explained - BBC Radio 4, Borge Again) takes you from the first note to the last and, whether you’re a music professor or couldn’t tell a tenor from a toaster, it’s 'a guaranteed laugh every four bars' (Scotsman). 'A music comedian with a difference, he is really funny' (Telegraph).
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Wagner’s Ring for people who can’t be bothered to sit through it is by Rainer Hersch, listed under Music in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE, 17 August to 29 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 12+. Tickets from £11. Content warnings: Audience participation.