“The challenge is trying to keep that approach of care for ourselves, our collaborators and our audiences, while also being a part of the noisiness and vibrance of the Fringe.”
WHO: Pete Lannon
WHAT: “An intensely physical, funny, and tender duet by two men wrestling with their relationship to violence – both onscreen and off. Fusing the Pow! Biff! and Wallop! of over-the-top stunt fights with personal stories of real encounters with violence from the performers’ lives, Stuntman explores the relationship between violence and masculinity and the impact this has on our perceptions of men. A show for anyone who has ever enjoyed a violent action movie (but felt a bit weird about it). ‘A thoroughly exhilarating 60 minutes that certainly pulls no punches’ ***** (TheRecs.co.uk). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com”
WHERE: Summerhall – TechCube 0 (Venue 26)
WHEN: 17:50 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
As a company we’ve been a couple of times before, but this is our first time back since 2019. What makes it special for us is the opportunity to have our work seen by lots of people who wouldn’t normally get the chance, and to see performance from all over the world that we don’t get to see in Scotland the rest of the year. It’s a pretty unique chance to get inspired by seeing a massive range of work.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
In general we’re thinking a lot about trying to work a bit slower, with more care and more sustainably. Sometimes that is at odds with how the Fringe works and feels. So the challenge is trying to keep that approach of care for ourselves, our collaborators and our audiences, while also being a part of the noisiness and vibrance of the Fringe.
Tell us about your show.
Stuntman is an intensely physical theatre show performed by two men who are trying to figure out their relationship to masculinity and violence. It’s silly and raucous and full of over-the-top stage combat and play fighting, mixed with real stories from the performers’ lives and some heartfelt and moving moments. It’s directed and created by Pete Lannon (one of SUPERFAN’s co-artistic directors) and devised with the cast (the incredible David Banks and Sadiq Ali). It was in development for about five years and last year we premiered and toured it around Scotland before this Fringe run, and it’s ready to take on the rest of the world after Edinburgh! SUPERFAN created it and are bringing it to the festival in collaboration with the brilliant Stories Untold Productions.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
We are excited to see Laura Murphy’s A Spectacle of Herself and Katrine Turner’s An Alternative Helpline for the End of the World who are also at Summerhall. Plus Solène Weinachter’s After All and Concerned Others by Tortoise in a Nutshell which are part of the Made in Scotland programme along with Stuntman.
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