2018 Edinburgh Fringe

Underground Railroad Game

Theatre (play)
10pm (85 mins)
2, 4-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-24 & 26 Aug 2018
Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
£21.50

Underground Railroad Game. Image shows from L to R: Scott R. Sheppard, Jennifer Kidwell

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Venue

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Good morning, America! Welcome to Hanover Middle School, where a pair of teachers are getting down and dirty with today's lesson. The duo tackle race, sex and power politics in this R-rated, kaleidoscopic, and fearless comedy. The 2017 Obie Award winner and Time Out New York's Best of 2016, Underground Railroad Game is 'in-all-ways sensational' (New York Times) and 'explosive! fearlessly, ferociously uninhibited, and wildly entertaining' (New Yorker).

Featuring

Scott R. Sheppard - Actor
Jennifer Kidwell - Actor

Reviews

Press articles

Fringe First awards: Seven winners from week two

The Scotsman Fringe Firsts recognise outstanding new theatre writing premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - here are our second group of 2018 winners.

The Scotsman, 17th August 2018

Winners in second round of The Stage Edinburgh Awards

Performers in Underground Railroad Game and Island Town are the latest to be recognised as part of The Stage Edinburgh Awards.

Giverny Masso, The Stage, 15th August 2018

US gun culture & racial politics under fire at Fringe

Underground Railroad Game and On the Exhale are among several shows at the festival exploring the way America sees itself.

Catherine Love, The Guardian, 3rd August 2018

Ten shows to watch at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

From a drag queen Brexit musical to an immersive ice skating experience.

The Week, 2nd August 2018

The theatre, comedy and dance you need to see this year

Head to this year's International Festival and Fringe with our critics' guides to all the best theatre, dance and comedy.

Veronica Lee, Bruce Dessau, Emma Byrne, Evening Standard, 2nd August 2018

Edinburgh Festival: the best of the fest

From the NHS at 70 to Nina Conti's Monkey shtick, our critics pick the must-sees this summer in comedy, theatre, art and dance.

Alexandre Galliez, The Times, 29th July 2018

Underground Railroad Game "race is its own performance"

The history of slavery rubs up against liberal white guilt as Underground Railroad Game slips into the Traverse.

Lyn Gardner, Edinburgh Festivals, 26th July 2018

Artists in the Age of Trump

Tim Bano finds out what it means to be an artist in America under Trump. Is art enough when "the country is basically at war"?

Tim Bano, Fest Mag, 24th July 2018

What are our critics' top picks for the Fringe?

With August fast approaching, we asked our top team of Edinburgh Fringe critics to each choose the three shows they are most looking forward to seeing at this year's festival.

Tim Bano, Thom Dibdin, Fergus Morgan, Paul Vale & Anna Winter, The Stage, 9th July 2018

50 shows to see at the Edinburgh fringe 2018

Superstar standups, daring dance, Brexit cabaret and a Bon Jovi musical ... Dive into our guide to some of the shows at the world's biggest arts festival.

Brian Logan and Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 29th June 2018

Performances

Date	Time	Venue
2nd Aug 2018	19:00	Traverse Theatre
4th Aug 2018	17:30	Traverse Theatre
5th Aug 2018	21:15	Traverse Theatre
7th Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
8th Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
9th Aug 2018	10:00	Traverse Theatre
10th Aug 2018	16:00	Traverse Theatre
11th Aug 2018	19:00	Traverse Theatre
12th Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
14th Aug 2018	19:00	Traverse Theatre
15th Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
16th Aug 2018	10:00	Traverse Theatre
17th Aug 2018	16:00	Traverse Theatre
18th Aug 2018	19:00	Traverse Theatre
19th Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
21st Aug 2018	22:00	Traverse Theatre (Traverse 1)
22nd Aug 2018	10:00	Traverse Theatre
23rd Aug 2018	13:00	Traverse Theatre
24th Aug 2018	16:00	Traverse Theatre
26th Aug 2018	13:00	Traverse Theatre