4PLAY - New Writing from 4 Edinburgh Playwrights
by Katy Nixon, Mikey Burnett, Andrea McKenzie & Ruaraidh MurrayAbout
Four new plays from four Edinburgh based playwrights. Expand below for details of each piece, including the casts and creative teams involved in each.
4PLAY is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.
The Traverse is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council
The Pentlands by Ruaraidh Murray
Forest. Dead of night. A domestic abuser lies bound and gaged in the back of a van. In the front sits the family of the abuser’s victim. Will they finish the job?
Writer: Ruaraidh Murray
Director: Deborah Whyte
Cast:
Christie Russell Brown
Rhys Watson
Poppy Hope Smith
Sum by Katy Nixon
If you could start again. From scratch. Would you do it?
Writer: Katy Nixon
Director: Staci Shaw
Cast:
Gwen M. Dolan
Helena Kolberg
Colours Run by Mikey Burnett
It’s Derby day. A violent Hibs football casual returns home to tell his brother something bad has happened. But has something far worse happened in their past?
Writer: Mikey Burnett
Director: Megan Rough
Cast:
Sean Langtree
Ruaraidh Murray
Being Normal by Andrea McKenzie
In the moonlit shadow of Edinburgh Castle, single mum Jess struggles to survive. But is survival enough? Or should we make a song and dance about it?
Music composed and performed by Malcolm MacFarlane.
Book/Lyrics: Andrea McKenzie
Music: Malcolm MacFarlane
Director: Jen McGregor
Assistant director: Matt McBrier
Cast:
Emily Copas
Laverne Edmonds
Andrea McKenzie
Reviews
★★★★ ‘Razor sharp dark comedy’ The List
★★★★‘Pitch-perfect farce’ The Scotsman
★★★★ ‘Laugh a minute' The Skinny
★★★★ ‘Must see' The Edinburgh Evening News
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