Crocodile Fever

World premiere | Traverse Theatre Company in association with Lyric Theatre, Belfast By Meghan Tyler

5 Stars

Dark, hilarious, violent, gruesome... Crocodile Fever is a smack in the face in all of the best ways possible.

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5 Stars

Dark, hilarious, violent, gruesome... Crocodile Fever is a smack in the face in all of the best ways possible.

The Skinny

About

Northern Ireland, 1989. A farmhouse window smashes, and rebellious Fianna Devlin crashes back into the life of her pious sister Alannah.

Together in the unlovely family home for the first time in years following the death of their tyrannical father, the sisters are back at each other’s throats in seconds. And when Fianna discovers that the old reptile is in fact still very much alive, all hell breaks loose as they confront his hideous legacy.

Fuelled by Taytos, gin, 80s anthems and a chainsaw, it’s the Devlin sisters versus the world. It can’t end happily, but it can end gloriously.

Like Thelma and Louise’s punk daughter, Meghan Tyler’s surreal Crocodile Fever is a grotesque black comedy celebrating sisterhood whilst reminding us that the pressure cooker of The Troubles is closer than we imagine.

Directed by the Traverse Theatre’s award-winning Gareth Nicholls (Ulster American, Letters to Morrissey).

Part of the Made in Scotland 2019 showcase. madeinscotlandshowcase.com

Supported by Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council, developed with the support of the Lyric Theatre, Belfast with additional support from The JMK Trust.

Image by Lara Cappelli


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  • 5 Stars

    Dark, hilarious, violent, gruesome... Crocodile Fever is a smack in the face in all of the best ways possible.

  • 5 Stars

    The unrelenting action and razor-sharp script propel us forward, towards a surreal and devastating conclusion. Outstanding.

  • 5 Stars

    Slaps the audience right in the face with entertainment in every way possible... Simply unmissable.

  • 5 Stars

    The most insane production ever... set to be the talking point of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

  • 5 Stars

    This play is a bloody masterpiece in every sense.

  • 5 Stars

    May be the most impressive single piece of theatre that this reviewer sees in the whole of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019

  • 5 Stars

    You are unlikely to find better performances at this year’s fringe festival.

  • 4 Stars

    A snappy black comedy from Meghan Tyler, fuelled by Taytos and gin.

  • 4 Stars

    A gleefully dark and gory comedy.

  • 4 Stars

    I loved its whip-crack script and the audaciousness of the frankly bananas finale.

  • 4 Stars

    Exciting and deeply impressive.

  • 4 Stars

    Brilliant, batshit and brutal.

  • 4 Stars

    Meghan Tyler’s dark comedy meets with a roar of approval that feels like a release of feminist fury and anti-colonial rage

  • 4 Stars

    Gareth Nicholls’ turbo-charged production… fearlessly audacious assault on a system about to be blown apart.

  • 4 Stars

    Some may think this is OTT. I think Quentin Tarantino would be jealous.

  • 4 Stars

    Brilliantly acted by Lisa Dwyer Hogg (Fianna), Lucianne McEvoy (Alannah) and Sean Kearns (‘Da’), it is, ultimately, a bold and emotive work of comic magical realism.

  • 4 Stars

    Jet black comedy mixed with just a dash of Dali

  • 4 Stars

    Crocodile Fever is a blacker-than-black comedy which scoops you up in its jaws and refuses to let go.

  • Director Gareth Nicholls expertly navigates the shift in the play’s style from naturalistic family drama to full-on horror slasher.

  • Gareth Nicholls' superbly controlled, superbly acted production.

  • A deliciously deranged, wildly bonkers 45 minutes of violence, vengeance and the rediscovery of the strength of sisterhood.

Credits

  • WriterMeghan Tyler
  • DirectorGareth Nicholls (he/him)
  • Set & Costume DesignerGrace Smart
  • Lighting DesignerSimon Wilkinson (he/him)
  • Composer & Sound DesignerMichael John McCarthy
  • Puppet Designer & DirectorRachael Canning
  • Fight DirectorEmmaClaire Brightlyn
  • Casting DirectorClare Gault
  • Assistant Director (Leverhulme Arts Scholar and recipient of the JMK regional bursary funded by the Leverhulme Trust Arts Scholarships Fund)Shilpa T-Hyland

  • Lisa Dwyer Hogg

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  • Bhav Joshi

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  • Sean Kearns

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  • Lucianne McEvoy (she/her)

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Behind the Scenes

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