Our Carnal Hearts

This fairy comes round your house.

You, she says,
You are in luck.
Ask for anything you want. Anything in the world and I’ll give it to you.
But whatever you ask for, your neighbour gets the same thing, but double.
Great, you say.
Fine.

Cut out one of my eyes.

With a raucous chorus of original music, Our Carnal Hearts is a gleeful, thrilling and murky celebration of envy, competitive spirits and all the times we f*ck each other over.

A joyous confession of everyone we’ve ever wanted to be and everything we’ve ever wanted to own. A place to whoop at our own fragility and delight against our better nature. A toast to our competitive spirits and a rumbling dance for the ugly gutter-tramping parts of our souls. A show that seeks to prove that envy makes us better. That politicians are right. That trampling on our neighbours is the quickest way to the top. That envy is glorious and we wouldn't want it any other way.

This show is part of the Traverse's £1 tickets initiative.

Creative Scotland and Arts Council England

Photo: Teodor Lazarev

The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council, with additional support from The Scottish Government Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund.

Seating for this performance is General Admission, so you can choose where you would like to sit when you arrive, and sit with others in your group who may have booked at different times. Capacity within the auditorium has been capped so that space can be left between groups on the same row.

If you have access requirements, please contact our Sales and Welcome Team on boxoffice@traverse.co.uk or 0131 228 1404 so we can arrange reserved seating for you and discuss how else we can best support your visit.

Reviews

Press from the original Edinburgh Festival 2017 production:

'A hilarious dissection of envy…Up there with my best of the fest.' ★★★★ The Guardian

'The writing is wry, the songs are wickedly funny and the inventive choral format has the effect of making the whole thing feel soothing and sharp-edged at the same time.' ★★★★ The Stage

'A mischievous and humorous hour, but a caring and cathartic one too.' ★★★★ Fest

'A wicked and totally absorbing cathartic purging experience. If you want a piece that pushes your expectations about form, modernity and your innermost desires, Our Carnal Hearts is for you.' ★★★★★Broadway Baby