TIM HONNEF / JONAS MÜLLER · EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2026

This Play Shouldn't Exist (and I was supposed to be on holiday) — Tim Honnef — Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026

Last year, retired playwright Jonas Müller received a box from an unknown sender. It contained an enormous handwritten book, a pink flash drive and a firm but friendly threat. This is the tale of what happened next....

STORYTELLING·SOLO SHOW·60 MIN·14+
NEXT PERFORMANCE Checking the calendar…

It's also about Marcel the Elephant

↑ That’s Marcel!

Hand-drawn fish bowl

↑ Catch the fish

A VERY SCIENTIFIC SCREENING PROCESS

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unreliable narrators stories that may be true clever stupidity things getting increasingly out of hand theatre that knows it's theatre

If you're looking for a musical, this is an unfortunate place to be.

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE · 2026

When and where?!

6–28 AUGUST 13:15 every performance Underbelly Bristo Square (Daisy)
No shows: 12, 17, 18 & 24 August Relaxed performance
VENUEUnderbelly Bristo SquareDaisy · Teviot Place, Edinburgh
TIME13:1560 minutes
AGE14+Guideline
TICKETSFrom £10Official listing

PREVIOUS PRAISE

Previous Praise

“A magical journey into one of the most fascinating experimental theatrical minds at the Fringe.”
★★★★ · British Theatre Guide
The Things I Never Told You
“Arriving into his extraordinarily layered and complex world of story with no knowledge of what is to come is the sort of experience we all come to the Fringe in search of.”
FringeReview
This Is Not A Play (it's a pathetic cry for help)

ABOUT TIM AND JONAS

About Tim and Jonas

Tim Honnef is a renowned playwright and theatre-maker, making work which blurs the boundaries between solo narrative storytelling, poetry and multimedia. His work focuses strongly on truth and fiction, reality and unreality and identity and belonging.

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Jonas Müller is a playwright and storyteller. Truth be told, he was supposed to be on holiday.

13:15 · UNDERBELLYTICKETS →

YOU CAUGHT SOMETHING.

A story about unbelievable tales, told by someone who would never ever tell any bullshit himself.

That's a promise.

FOUND ON THE DESK

“Arriving into his extraordinarily layered and complex world of story with no knowledge of what is to come is the sort of experience we all come to the Fringe in search of.”

FringeReview · This Is Not A Play (it's a pathetic cry for help)

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THE TAPE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

“It's also about an elephant named Marcel, but let's not dwell on that.”

A line from the official show description.