04/08/2017 - 28/08/2017
Seanmhair: Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017
By Hywel John
04/08/2017 - 28/08/2017
By Hywel John
Seanmhair : feminine : Scots Gaelic : Grandmother
Pronounciation : ˈʃɛ.nə.vɛrʲ : Shen•a•var
Pebbles would crack against my window in the pitch of the night
I’d lean out and say –
What do you want Tommy MacLeish, you black eyed monster?
And he’d say...
You.
A chance meeting between two children on the streets of Edinburgh leads to a terrible reckoning, leaving Jenny and Tommy forever bound together by blood and fate. Brutal and beautiful, Hywel John's remarkable new play glimmers and cuts like a jewel, fusing raw epic romance with guttural urban poetry to tell the story of a secret generational legacy of love, violence and fury.
Hywel John is the Welsh writer of Pieces (★★★★, The Guardian) and Rose (★★★★, The Telegraph, The Times and The Evening Standard).
‘A striking new work’ - ★★★★, The Stage
This production is made possible by the generous support of the Arts Council of Wales' Wales in Edinburgh fund.
PLEASE NOTE - THESE PREVIEWS WILL BE TAKING PLACE OFFSITE, AT BEDLAM THEATRE, EDINBURGH, NOT AT THE OTHER ROOM.
4/8 - 28/8 (excluding Tuesdays)
4:55pm
Tickets £12/10 conc. available via the button below, which will take you direct to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival website.
Running time - 1hr 10min
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