Above the Mealy-mouthed Sea
Fri 21 July, 7.30pm
£9 | £7 concessions
A woman stands in front of a microphone. She can’t remember the punchline.
Fusing poetry and song, award-winning Unholy Mess return with a funny, strange and poignant play about growing up and inescapable truths. Performance poet Jemima Foxtrot takes you on a powerful journey exploring memory, childhood and what happens when we can’t quite get the story right.
Macblair: Charlie Dupré (Falling Sparrow)
Mon 24 – Tue 25 July, 7.30pm
£9 | £7 concessions
It is 1994. Returning from a successful parliamentary meeting, Macblair and Macbrown meet three weird hacks on a stairwell in the House of Commons. They prophesy that Macblair will become leader of the Labour party, then Prime Minister, and eventually.. King of the World. This is the story of Tony Blair as a Shakespearean tragicomedy. Performed by 4 actors, it uses verse, rap and comedy to examine the inner workings of one of the most detested men in modern discourse.
3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle
Wed 26 July, 7.30pm
£9 | £7 concessions
3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle pieces together a number of Alexandra and Kate Donnachie’s sometimes heart breaking and often hilarious memories of growing up together and managing their close bond when older sister, Alex, developed a severe eating disorder as a teenager. When Alex (finally) decided to ask Kate what ‘that time’ was like for her, she immediately began cooking up ideas for this autobiographical show – albeit before Kate agreed to be in it. 3 Years, 1 Week and a Lemon Drizzle is a performance that recalls on touching memories, shares laugh-out-loud anecdotes and mashes Mars bars up, to bring to stage a story about living with a loved one and their mental illness.
Wondr
Thu 27 & Sun 30 July, 7.30pm
£9 | £7 concessions
Distracted by giving an imaginary Ted talk to her bathroom mirror, social media phenomenon Faith Allgood (@WondrWomanUK) is running late for the school run. She’s glitching. Little does she know her world is about to implode…
Darkly comic this genre-busting debut play, from acclaimed director Poppy Burton-Morgan (Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios), is both tense thriller and allegory of digital identity. Directed by Amanda Huxtable (Hull Truck) and designed by William Reynolds (Dark Vanilla Jungle; Fringe First), and starring Simone James (365, National Theatre Scotland; Citizenship, National Theatre).
Pixel Dust
Fri 28 – Sat 29 July, 7.30pm
£9 | £7 concessions
Daniella swings from meme to meme, a tarzan of the datafields. Can she find the answers she needs about who she really is through this digital odyssey? Starring Simone James (365, National Theatre Scotland; Citizenship, National Theatre).
From award-winning Clare Bayley (The Container, Fringe First, Young Vic & International tour) Pixel Dust is a bold new play that defies categorisation. Directed by Metta Theatre’s Poppy Burton-Morgan (Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios) with set, lighting and video designed by William Reynolds (Dark Vanilla Jungle, Fringe First).
Includes a post show discussion.
