“It is so cool to see the entire lifecycle of a show as part of a production team, both for your own show and for other teams you befriend over the course of the festival.”
WHO: Sofia David
WHAT: “Our parents worked to live. In this economy? We’re killing ourselves to work. With her post-uni gap year closing in on its fourth birthday and no closer to… well, anything, it’s clear Eddie’s life is a non-starter. But before she can try again, we’ve got to put the first one to rest and in Soul Sucking, you’re invited to the funeral. There’ll be music, requiems and a baptism just to die for. Three friends, two new/old lives and one teeny tiny urn. Free food at the wake sounds unlikely…”
WHERE: Willow Studio at Greenside @ Riddles Court (Venue 16)
WHEN: 12:50 (50 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
No, but certainly my first time in as big a role as this! I love the beautiful chaos that is Edinbrugh during the Fringe. You never 100% know what is going on, but there’s always something weird and wonderful going on just around the corner and that, in my opinion, is what makes a great festival. You are almost constantly spoiled for choice as a punter, only seeing the polished (or not so polished) final product, it is so cool to see the entire lifecycle of a show as part of a production team, both for your own show and for other teams you befriend over the course of the festival.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
The main thing I learnt since last year is that in theatre, almost anything is better than risking the audience’s boredom. People come to feel something when they buy tickets to a show, be that heartbreak, laughter, or even horror- far better to take the creative risk than to let people feel like they’ve wasted their time. I can only hope I can practice what I preach, in this instance.
Tell us about your show.
Death, or the aftermath of death, is such a popular topic for theatre, and rightly so. There is rarely another part of someone’s life so consequential, and the drama of funerals has always fascinated me. The idea of using the ritual as a self-improvement life-hack, the likes of which have become so popular especially with the rise of social media and ‘hustle culture’, was particuarly compelling. How far would we really go to be sucessful? Can we still be a ‘good’ person without being a productive one? I was hoping to flesh out some of these questions through the creation of this play. It will be making its debut at the Fringe, and there are no plans for it afterwards yet, but who knows?
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Go see ‘Murder in Motley’ (1-9th, as an amuse-bouche the week before our show) and ‘If You Don’t Laugh’ (18th-26th). Both shows will be coming alongside us to the Fringe as part of the Mermaids Performing Arts fund. Why see just one great show when you can see three?
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