19:20, Mon 17th – Sun 30th August 2026 at Theatre 1 @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh Fringe
Summer Vacation
Following a 4.5 star run at Corpus Playroom, Izzy Lane's Operation Market Garden is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
Operation Market Garden is a powerful new piece of verbatim theatre, inspired by the wartime diary of Welsh paratrooper Neville Neads, captured during the 1944 operation of the same name. Blending real testimony with dramatic interpretation, the show centres the often-overlooked voice of a foot soldier. Offering a raw, personal perspective on war, identity, and survival as a prisoner of war.
This is a story of resilience and remembrance, told from the ground up. Drawn directly from Neads’ own diary and letters to his fiancée, the production traces his experience and that of his comrades during almost a year in captivity, bringing to life the fear, the boredom, the friendships, and the quiet determination to endure.