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Pleasance Courtyard
5 - 31 August, 1pm (80 mins)

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About the show

From the Olivier Award-winning producers of CABARET and BENJAMIN BUTTON, the biggest new musical of the Edinburgh Fringe turns the classic fairytale inside out.

Four sisters escape their tower and collide with the outside world. Where fairy godfathers rule and happy endings come at a cost, this hilarious, razor-sharp tale rewrites the concept of happily ever after.
 
Directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller with a book, music and lyrics by Emma Lively and Tyler Beattie, BLISS arrives at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with exceptional international talent at its helm.
 
With seventeen West End performers, electric vocals and a pop-rock punch, Bliss the Musical is a fearless new 80-minute show about ripping up the rulebook and the price of perfection.
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VENUE:
Pleasance Courtyard (The Grand)
Edinburgh Fringe
 
DATES:
Wednesday 5 – Monday 31 August 2026
 
TIME:
13.00 – 14.20 (80 minutes, no interval)
 
PRICES:
5 & 6 August (previews) – £11
Weekdays – £19 / £18 concessions
Weekends – £21 / £20 concessions

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BLISS is the biggest new musical of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – turning the traditional fairytale inside out.
 
Get ready for a hilarious, razor-sharp tale about four sisters who escape their tower and collide with the outside world. Fairy godfathers rule and happy endings come at a cost in this less-than-perfect land, and the princesses must work out how to rewrite the concept of happily ever after.
 
With seventeen West End performers, electric vocals and a pop-rock punch, BLISS is a fearless musical about ripping up the rulebook and the price of perfection.

Yes, it’s a pop-rock musical with music and lyrics written by Emma Lively and Tyler Beattie. Listen to a selection of songs from the show by clicking on the YouTube videos or Spotify links above.

BLISS is suitable for audiences aged 8 – 88.
80 minutes (no interval)

We recommend arriving at least 15 minutes before the performance start time (so by 12.45pm). Seating is unreserved so be at the front of the queue for the best choice of seat!

The performance is expected to finish at approximately 2.20pm each day, though this may vary slightly.

No. Due to the show’s short duration at the Festival Fringe (80 minutes), there will not be an interval.

The cast will be made up of seventeen West End performers, making BLISS the biggest musical of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

Follow our social channels to find out as soon as we unveil our Edinburgh company!

PREVIEWS (5 & 6 AUGUST)
All tickets are just £11
 
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
£19 standard, £18 concessions
 
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAYS
£21 standard, £20 concessions
PREVIEWS
All tickets for our first two performances (Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 August) are just £11.
 
2-FOR-1
A 2-for-1 offer is available on our Mon 10 & Tues 11 August performances. This works out at £10.50 per person (£21 total) when you purchase two.
 
FAMILY TICKETS
A Family Ticket is available for all performances except our two previews (5 & 6 August). Family Tickets admit up to 4 people and are priced at the equivalent of 1 x full price and 3 x concession tickets.
 
GROUP DISCOUNTS
A 10% discount is available when you purchase 10 tickets or more through the box office. Group booking discounts are only redeemable against full price ticket prices.

Students, registered unemployed, customers with disabilities, senior citizens (65+) and children under the age of 18. Valid ID must be presented upon arrival.

Yes – the Pleasance Courtyard has a selection of bars, and you are most welcome to take drinks into the show with you providing they have been purchased onsite.

All Fringe tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable unless a show is cancelled – in which case your point of purchase shall notify you and reimburse the price of the tickets as soon as possible.

No! BLISS is family-friendly and suitable for audiences of all ages.

Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance, at the discretion of the Pleasance’s Front of House team.

Yes. All Pleasance venues have step free access as standard or via a ramp/lift. Level access via ramp that serves as main entrance to the venue. Seats while queuing available inside.

For more information about the Pleasance’s venues and performance spaces, please visit their access pages here.

To book in access tickets including complimentary personal assistant tickets, wheelchair accessible seating or to arrange any additional venue assistance (such as hearing loops, early venue access or specific seat requests), please contact the box office directly to make your booking.

Phone: 020 7609 1800
Email: access@pleasance.co.uk / boxoffice@pleasance.co.uk

Babes in arms are admitted without a ticket under the age of 2 years old as standard, when they do not require a seat. 

Storytelling PR – miriam@storytellingpr.com & kirsty@storytellingpr.com