“Seeing everyone on their A game promoting and performing their shows last year was a joy and we can’t wait to see what comes this year!”
WHO: Maddie Hurley
WHAT: “Billy is an ex-drag queen trying to reclaim past glory. He launches a desperate attempt to do one final performance and connect to his past, even as it tests his relationships and makes him question everything he believes in. This one-man show takes a deep dive into drag, platonic intimacy and disability. Nominated for Best Writing, Best Show, and Best Lead Actor at the Durham Drama Festival 2023.”
WHERE: Greenside @ Infirmary Street – Ivy Studio (Venue 236)
WHEN: 12:30 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
It’s the first Edinburgh Fringe for our brilliant writer Shehrzadae, along with half of our prod team. However, our director, Maddie Hurley, and lead actor, Stephen Ledger, brought a show to our same venue (Greenside, Infirmary Street) last year. The show was called Cottage. That was our first taste of the festival and taught us a lot about the process of putting on a play in such a supportive, but also saturated environment.
We loved how alive the whole city felt, with theatre going on on practically every street and corner. However, that density of opportunities to see great theatre also taught us the importance of standing out as a show. Seeing everyone on their A game promoting and performing their shows last year was a joy and we can’t wait to see what comes this year!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
To make sure you and your team are being kind to each other and yourselves. Especially for young creatives with less experience it is easy to set impossibly high expectations for Fringe, and get upset when they aren’t lived up to.
Tell us about your show.
June premiered during the Durham Drama Festival in February 2023, with reviews praising the show for its evocative writing. We were strongly encouraged by industry professionals to take the show beyond Durham to realise its full potential. This led to the creation of our company, Gen Z Gender Collective, with the intention of spotlighting radical queer stories. After our run in Edinburgh, we will be taking the show to Theatre503 in London for two performances on the 8th and the 9th of September.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
We love Das Weben, who’s our sister show in a way since we share some members of our team! They perform 4-19th (not 13th), at Greenside Infirmary St as well! We also love Potty the Plant and its brilliant and original puppetry. Joe Leather’s WASTEMAN is another on our to-watch list, as a fellow show about drag, but also because he’s performing in spite of a herniated disc. Love Prod’s Sing, River has caught our eye as a queer folk musical. Last but not least, we’re also really excited to see Cowboys and Lesbians!
For those looking for comedy, Sascha Lo is an amazing young comic and she’s doing a FREE show!
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