This Can't Be It - Lawrence Dodd

It’s my (LOZ DODD) show—a special show like NO other. DIFFERENT EVERY TIME. Powerful. Urgent. A Happening! What is all this? Who are we really? How do we stay open to it all? It is the crumbling of the old world, its the emergence of the new. COME. You’ll leave changed—GUARANTEED!

Part performance art, part contemporary clowning, This Can’t Be It is a semi-improvised, feverish & open hearted exploration of how we stay open—to mystery, to each other—in the midst of uncertainty and collapse.
This show is free entry and your presence is a present, however donations are accepted at the end of the show and if you're gainfully employed and want to support the arts, please do. If you're broke? Just come and laugh. If you'd like to support this policy of accessibility and you're doing well, perhaps consider donating a little extra to help out some independent artists.
The Beast is a members club (verein). You need to be a member to attend, but it is free and easy to join.” (https://www.thebeastbasel.com/join-the-club)

Directed by Lara Ricote
British Comedy Guide Top Five Best Reviewed Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026 Best Newcomer Nominee Edinburgh Fringe
Brighton Fringe 2026 New Writing Award Nominee
Bitesize Festival 2026 Best Comedy Runner Up
ISH Awards 2026 Best Technical Design Nominee
Neurodiverse Awards Best Comedy Nominee 2026
And here are some reviews:
'An absolutely masterful hour of inexplicable, irreplicable magic' (Tess Gardner)
EdFringeReview
'Somewhere in the delicious dance between pretence and authenticity, a magic emerges that opens us up to something profound.'
Broadway Baby
'Dodd is a masterful clown.'
Neurodiverse Review
'A life-affirming hour which defies genre and expectation with willful abandon'
To Do List
'Dodd is doing something that no one in the world is doing.'
One4review
'Lawrence Dodd is a charismatic force of nature who through this show, will change your worldview and everyone you see in it.'
The Student
'A boundary smashing performance.'
The Mumble
'Beneath the absurdity is something profoundly affecting' (Izzy Moore)
EdFringeReview
'Nuanced character comedy at its glorious best'
Reviews Hub