“This has truly been life altering.”
WHO: Ophelia Mills
WHAT: “One drink. And if you never want to see me again, you never have to see me again. A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. In that single moment an unfathomable multitude of possibilities unfold. They hit it off or perhaps they don’t. They go home together or maybe they go their separate ways. In the multiverse, with every possible future ahead of them, a love of honey could make all the difference.”
WHERE: Pleasance Online (Venue 117)
WHEN: 17:40 (45 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
Luckily for me this is my first time at Edinburgh Festival Fringe!(and I could not be more excited).
Coming to Edinburgh Fringe has always been a dream of mine, and having the opportunity to do it with such a beautifully raw human story is mind boggling. experiencing this festival as a co-producer has been a rather crazy experience. Not only has it been a whole new level of rejection therapy, from the flying in our home town to emailing every tom, dick and harry. However I have also been able to learn so much, one about the beautiful community of thespian s that fringe is, how too make sooo many spreadsheets and I finally figured out Q-lab! But mostly learning this wonderful play, with the most amazing and compassionate cast and crew. This has truly been life altering.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Being my first time at fringe, it’s been a lot of learning on the job. From things like Vox pocks to how to flyer to how blinking expensive printing flyers is…. But I think mostly it’s learning to trust your team and enjoy what you’re doing. For example making silly TikTok’s to advertise, having a fair few amount of cast and crew get togethers, gettin g involved with other amazing productions that our going to Fringe.
Personally for me Fringe has just been a fever dream so far, and I cannot wait to get there to show people a show that is so personal to all of us and for our audience the feel the faith in humanity that I’ve received in this process.
Tell us about your show.
We are performing Constellations, by Nick Payne. our Version follows three couples of different sexual orientations. it follows the story of a a quantum Physicist and a beekeeper, who share a drink. A heart wrenching story of terminal Cancer and the choices we make, including topics such as assisted suicide. The play is an extraordinary story about ordinary people, which we were drew to for its human connection, and that is really at the heart of what we are doing.
This show is directed by Jack Gregory who is only 21 years old, and produced by myself and Alex Flood. our whole cast and crewe are all under 25, focusing on young people in theatre.
We had the opportunity to perform this in Exeter, where we had a lovely run, where a fair amount of tissue boxes were needed ( I’d recommend bringing a box of tissues to the show!)
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Another amazing performance we recommend seeing is a play called ‘A Writers Mind’ written b y Tate Giller and through the company Theatre with Teeth. This play is a beautiful witty, fun and emotional performance that is another amazing tear jerker. This play is original play and we had the opportunity to watch it at there previous run in Exeter, and I can safely say you too will need tissues for this slapstick comedy which delves into the heart wrenching truths of dementia.
Another play I have seen that I’m incredibly excited to see is after taste performing at green side venue, from the 18th to 23rd. This performance looks like it focuses on the persistence of emotion, and clearly I’m a big fan of emotional plays 🙂 so I’m incredibly excited to see this performance, they also have some great marketing on the social media platforms, we all can’t wait to attend!
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