‘Don’t let them think you’re weak, Nicky… Don’t be a girl, Nicky,’ is the line that echoes throughout ALRIGHT SUNSHINE – a resonant and personal exploration of identity, generational legacy and the entrenched sexism within the police forces with PC Nicky McCreadie (Molly Geddes) at its core. As an officer in Edinburgh, Nicky takes immense pride…
BLOODY INFLUENCERS by Ena Begovic.
As we enter, Daisy (Ena Begovic) darts around the space, snapping selfies and inviting us to pose with her – she’s fully immersed in her online world. A projection on the back wall shows us her Instagram grid which is updating in real time and she dashes off for an outfit change, reappearing to share…
ENOUGH by Emily Hunter. ★★★
It’s Irie’s (Riah Amelle) first day as a police officer and she’s filled with excitement at the thought of making a difference. But her arrival is met with cynicism from her colleagues Christine (Emily Hunter) and Toni (Gemma Green), who exchange bets on how long she’ll last. Throughout the play, we follow Irie as she navigates the realities…
YES, WE’RE RELATED by Florence Lace-Evans. ★★★
Sisters Saskia (Alexandra O’Neill) and Sara (Florence Lace-Evans) reunite in Sara’s flat which is also their late mother’s former home. They’re here for her memorial. Sara appears in pyjamas, nestled within a den or tentlike structure that she’s built to the side of the stage. Saskia is joined by her long-term partner Mark (Jonas Moore),…
ODDS ARE by Smita Russell. ★★★★
From the moment Smita Russell steps into the space, it’s clear we’re in the hands of an exceptional storyteller and presence. For an hour, she holds the room with such intensity that I’m not sure anyone around me drew breath. Set inside the intimate Roxyboxy container at Assembly Roxy, the performance is accompanied (almost as…
FLUSH by April Hope Miller. ★★★★★
Three toilet cubicles sit on stage. As we settle in, we begin to notice the details – each cubicle wall is covered in scribbled messages, ‘Protect the dolls,’ ‘BRAT,’ phone numbers and dates of wild nights out. We’re in a club bathroom in the heart of Shoreditch and more specifically, a women’s bathroom. And as the night…
OPENING LINES… Interview with Sam Stuart Fraser & Sean Fullwood – writers of F.U.D.S.
Welcome back to OPENING LINES, the interview series that puts playwrights centre stage by diving into the world of new writing and original work. Each interview explores the creative process, the challenges and triumphs of developing new ideas and work for the stage, why new voices and stories are essential to the future of theatre…
BRAINSLUTS by Dan Bishop. ★★★★
Ever wondered what it’s like to take part in a clinical research test for a new drug? BRAINSLUTS takes that curiosity and runs with it, placing us right inside a five week trial and as week one begins, four participants are meeting for the first time. Mitch (Dan Bishop), Duggan (Rob Preston), Bathsheba (Kathy Maniura) and Yaz…
HAPPY ENDING STREET by Jenna Stones. ★★★
We open with a song performed by Pearl (Lucia Ireland, who btw has an exceptional voice), setting the tone and introducing us to the world of Happy Ending Street – a brothel in 1890s Edinburgh where we find the women within it on edge. A killer is on the loose, one they later name the ‘hen catcher’…
PALS by Mirren Wilson. ★★★
In PALS (Perfectly Average Lassies of Scotland – their words, not mine!) we meet four pals – Sadie (Olivia McIntosh), Claire (Olivia Caw), Taylor (Amy Glass) and Flo (Shelley Middler). Each of them has their own stuff going on – Sadie’s struggling with her mum’s declining health and wants to relive their old hiking trips, Claire’s processing a…
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