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Inspired by real events, Mimi Martin's 'urgent... superb play' ***** (Scotsman), returns to the Fringe, direct from sell-out Off-Broadway season. Plunging audiences into the raw intensity of 2019's Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, and the story of a young British expat's desperate search for home amidst a city fighting for its future. Directed by Jessica Whiley and produced by Richard Jordan, Olivier, Tony, Emmy and 19-time Scotsman Fringe First Award winning producer. Youth in Flames captures the emotional truth of a city in chaos, and true cost of resistance.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Youth in Flames – Winner: Scotsman Fringe First Award is by Dare Theatre and Richard Jordan Productions in association with Pleasance, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ, 5 August to 31 August.
The show runs 65 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets from £9. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Strobe lighting.