The Provocateurs: Performing Possibility / 200 Monks, 1 Dead Frog

The Provocateurs: Performing Possibility / 200 Monks, 1 Dead Frog

Fringe

Monday 24 August 2026

  • Price

    £10.00 to £12.00

  • Doors:

    17:25

  • Starts:

    17:35

  • Finishes:

    18:35 approx

  • Duration:

    60 mins approx

  • Age

    14 And Above

Tickets

* All tickets are subject to an 80p booking fee, capped at £4.80 for the entire transaction

Standard
£12.00 approx. £12.80 with fees
Concession
£10.00 approx. £10.80 with fees
Members
£10.00 approx. £10.80 with fees
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Show Information

Please note, unless otherwise stated, all of our performances are strictly over 18s only

The Provocateurs: Performing Possibility / 200 Monks, 1 Dead Frog

Professor Zack Moir (Edinburgh Napier University) asks whether universities deliver the bright futures they promise. Using arts education as an example, he explores how students are encouraged to imagine change, yet often trained to fit broken systems. How might higher education nurture justice, collaboration, and better futures instead?

In 1746, a priest electrocuted 200 monks to measure the speed of electricity. According to the monks the answer was "AAAAAAH!" Physicist Dr Nick Werren (Heriot-Watt University) traces electricity's shocking history through sordid science, countless dead frogs, and the Corpse Matinée.

14+ must be accompanied by an adult.

ALL SEATING IS UNRESERVED AND LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED



Tickets are supplied by The Provocateurs, the event organiser. The Stand Comedy Club acts as a disclosed ticket agent and processes payment on behalf of the organiser. Click here to find out more

Venue Details

Stand 4, The Stand Comedy Club

28 York Place, , Edinburgh, EH1 3EP

0131 558 9005