“I love seeing absolutely, totally weird and bonkers work that I might not immediately choose to go to back home, the surprise and novelty is always really fun.”
WHO: Payvand Sadeghian
WHAT: “Nearing 40, painfully shy, and emerging from a toxic break-up, Leah forms a punk bank inspired by Lynn from Alan Partridge. As she takes to the stage with no musical ability, will this gig push Leah further over the edge, or help her regain her confidence and find the hope she needs to move on? A funny, farcical and poignant new play, exploring the impact of abusive behaviour, the power of friendship and how silliness can be healing. Lynn Faces is a new play by multi award-winning writer Laura Horton, following her Fringe First-winning show, Breathless.”
WHERE: Summerhall – Main Hall (Venue 117)
WHEN: 19:35 (70 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This will be my fourth time. My first was as a punter, then on someone else’s show at the Traverse (which basically feels like VIP fringe and is not representative of the average experience), and then I was up last year with my own show, which in all honesty was a real lesson in the “haves” and “have nots” of how the Fringe works. It’s great bumping into people you hardly get to see, and finding a li’l fringe community of new people you make friends with. I love seeing absolutely, totally weird and bonkers work that I might not immediately choose to go to back home, the surprise and novelty is always really fun. But there’s no getting around that it’s not an even playing-field, and is likely to be an intense roller coaster. I think my nostalgia tinted glasses have blocked out some of the trauma so who knows what I’ll be like a couple of weeks in!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Don’t bring your own work if you’re the only person that can be there to support the load! Lesson learned – I’m going up with someone else’s show (Laura Horton, writer), and have a brilliant ensemble to keep up morale!
Tell us about your show.
Laura Horton wrote Lynn Faces and she pulled the team together. Naomi Turner has been producing the show with Laura. New Diorama Theatre (NDT), Theatre Royal Plymouth (TRP) and Norwich Theatre have supported as co-commissioners. We did two previews in London at NDT before heading to Edinburgh. We’ll be taking it back to NDT, TRP and Norwich Theatre next year and hopefully other venues if the Fringe goes well.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Gonna shout out a fellow Summerhaller and say Son of a Bitch – it’s being produced by The Thelmas who are a women-led company, and a force to be reckoned with. Their work is always bold and a bit dark, it’s on my watch list.
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