“It centres lesbian identity, community and experience in a way I’ve never seen before as well as weaving verbatim interview recordings with other lesbians between scenes to represent the wider community.”
WHO: Kit Sinclair
WHAT: “‘Mum, I’m a lesbian. Sorry it’s late but grab a rainbow flag… I’m 30 and I’m coming out.’ Kit just left her boyfriend and the closet. While her friends marry and get mortgages, she is starting again in a whirlwind of drugs, clubs and heartbreak. Is it too late to be a lesbian? Join Kit in this hilarious, sexy and painful portrayal of drawing your own blueprint. Does she need a cat and an undercut? Using interviews, projection and powerful storytelling, Sinclair takes us on a memorable journey about discovering identity and losing yourself along the way.”
WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Baby Grand (Venue 33)
WHEN: 12:45 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
It’s not my first time in Edinburgh, I had a show up a few years back which did very well, was a Lyn Gardner top pick and was a real rollercoaster. The festival is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a creative hub but the reality is that it’s a lonely and brutal thing to do alone. I’m not doing it alone this year – 30 and Out has incredible creatives around it, including my partner who is the producer and we make an excellent team.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Hahah, what a question! One thing I’ve really learned in terms of theatremaking, I’m really harnessing the idea that when I make work for stage, it has to be utterly unable to be in any other medium. I’ve been pushing the limits of what that means and how something has to absolutely belong in theatre for it to merit an hour of someone’s time to watch live performance.
I’m also exploring the importance of access in a world where it’s often viewed as a restriction. Creative captioning which is embedded into the design of shows is an opportunity to use a whole new creative language and 30 and Out does that really well.
Whether any of these have absorbed is a big question but let’s see what people think when they see the show!
Tell us about your show.
I wrote it and it’s based off of my own experience of coming out aged 30 and the hilarious, sexy and painful chaos that ensued. It centres lesbian identity, community and experience in a way I’ve never seen before as well as weaving verbatim interview recordings with other lesbians between scenes to represent the wider community. It also speaks to universal themes of feeling like you want to start life again, finding yourself and everyone else having their shit together while you’re falling apart. It merges poetry, performance art, multi-roling, dance, projection and song – it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen.
We’ve already previewed it successfully in Brighton, London and Manchester to sold out audiences and five-star reviews and we have a London transfer in the works too so watch this space!
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
We have our eyes on Pitch by November Theatre which looks like a fantastic queer exploration of football. Likewise Salty Irina by Broccoli Arts is another queer story we want to see. Benjamin Salmon’s Blowhole is great and we’ll be watching that again even though we’ve seen it before! There’s so much out there but we’ll be seeking out LGBTQ-led work which challenges the usually queer stories.
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