CO-PROMOTION
THE LAND OF MY FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE Rhys Slade-Jones in association with the Pleasance and COMMON Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker One, Sat 3–Mon 26 Aug, 2.15pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £8. An all-singing, all-dancing re-enactment of what Rhys’s Mam wrote down 40 years ago. This frenzied one-man cabaret mixes stand-up, dance and good old-fashioned singalong to breathe life into his Mam’s stories, and bring Treherbert rugby club back to life. E8 The North Wall in association with the Pleasance Pleasance Dome – QueenDome, Sat 3–Sun 25 Aug (not 14), 4.10pm, £10–£13 (£9–£12). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £8. In a school for excluded pupils in Hackney, Bailey waits for a decision that could change her life, while her headteacher prepares to leave it all behind. Full of humour and heart, Marika Mckennell’s timely new play gives voice to those who have fallen through the cracks in mainstream education. Directed by Fringe First Award winner Ria Parry.
THE ACCIDENT DID NOT TAKE PLACE YESYESNONO in association with the Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard – Beside, Sat 3–Mon 26 Aug (not 13), 1pm, £10–£13 (£10.50–£12). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £8. Somewhere on the other side of the world a plane is falling from the sky. You can see it on your laptop. You can watch it happening on Youtube. You can watch it burning on repeat. From award- winning YESYESNONO comes a summoning of hyper-reality, with a new guest performer each night. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FRAGILE MALE EGO Jordan & Skinner in association with the Pleasance Pleasance Dome – AceDome, Sat 3–Mon 26 Aug (not 14, 21), 4pm, £10–£12 (£9–£11). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £7. The multi award-winning Jordan & Skinner present a riotous new solo show that cuts to the bone of gender politics. Andrea has been giving her lecture but it’s not been going well – previous events were marred by protests and she’s hoping the open- minded audience at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will hear her out. THE TROJANS Trojan Women Project Pleasance at EICC – Pentland Theatre, Wed 7 Aug, 4.30pm, £15 (£10). Directed by Victoria Beesley and adapted by Mariem Omari from Euripides. A brand-new, haunting and uplifting adaptation of Euripides’ great anti-war tragedy, The Trojans is written and acted by a cast of Syrian refugees living in Glasgow. With original writing by the cast. Translated by Alaa Saloum and Sanaa Al Froukh.
BRYONY KIMMINGS: I’M A PHOENIX, BITCH Avalon Promotions Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance One,
66 THE LIST FESTIVAL 31 Aug–7 Aug 2019
Nightclubbing
Sat 3–Sun 25 Aug (not 12), 5.30pm, £15–£17 (£14–£16). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £12. Bryony Kimmings hits the festival as part of the British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2019, following a critically acclaimed extended run at Battersea Arts Centre. Kimmings weaves a powerful, dark and joyful masterpiece about motherhood, heartbreak and fi nding inner strength. Combining ethereal music, personal stories, epic fi lm and feats of human strength. A GRAVE SITUATION Young Pleasance Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance Beyond, Sat 3–Sat 17 Aug, 3.15pm, £7.50–£10 (£6.50–£9). Preview Fri 2 Aug, £6. Armed with only fi ve spades and Albert’s trusty toothpick, will our grave-digging heroes tunnel back to Blighty in time to return Ethel’s library book, see Ginger earn his wings and taste Daphne’s Battenburg? Will Chippy get his girl and Bitsy outwit the Colonel? Chocks away for more exciting jolly japes!
BIRTH Theatre Re in association with Glynis Henderson Productions Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance Beyond, Sat 3–Sun 25 Aug, 12pm, £12–£14 (£11–£13). Previews Thu 1 & Fri 2 Aug, £9.
Following a sell-out run at the London International Mime Festival 2019, Theatre Re presents a powerful, poignant and uplifting visual theatre piece with live music exploring the bond between three generations of women, their shared loss and the strength they discover in each other. THE INCIDENT ROOM New Diorama Theatre in co-production with the Pleasance and Greenwich Theatre Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance Two, Sat 3– Mon 26 Aug, 4.30pm, £12.50–£14.50 (£11.50– £13.50). Previews Wed 31–Fri 2 Aug, £8. New Diorama go behind the scenes and investigate the case that broke the British police force. Follow Sergeant Megan Winterburn as she joins hundreds of offi cers working around the clock to fi nd the man known as the Yorkshire Ripper. With public pressure mounting, the investigation resorts to increasingly audacious attempts to catch one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers.
THE BRUNCH CLUB Grid Iron, SDTN and the Pleasance Pleasance Pop-Up – Levels, Sun 4–Sat 24 Aug (not 6, 13, 20), 8.15pm, £9–£12 (£8–£11). Previews Fri 2 & Sat 3 Aug, £7. Rebel, geek, emo, which were you? Or were you the popular one? Scotland’s brightest new talents,