Northern Stage – Summerhall – Open Minds Open Doors

Status

Summerhall — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 10:06:12 +0000

We all have a nationality.
For some, it's like eye-colour. For others it's a straitjacket.
For some, it fits the borders of a state. Others want to draw new borders so they fit (...)

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The Shape of the Pain

richardx — Thu, 04 May 2017 08:05:43 +0000

One woman attempts to articulate her experience of pain. Physical pain with no apparent cause. Also, she’s met someone and they want to make this work. A new show from this Fringe First Award-winning team.

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You’ve Changed

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:37 +0000

Presented by Trans Creative and Contact. When there’s no rule book, you have to write your own… Through song, dance, humour and hard-won wisdom, Kate shares the ins, outs, ups and downs of transitioning, asking: have you changed?

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salt.

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:37 +0000

A journey to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In February 2016, two artists got on a cargo ship to retrace one of the routes of the Transatlantic Slave Triangle – from the UK to Ghana to Jamaica and back.

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Two Man Show

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:36 +0000

We want to talk about masculinity and patriarchy, but the words that exist aren’t good enough. So there’s music and dance too. RashDash return with their Fringe First winning show about gender and language.

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The Believers Are But Brothers

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:34 +0000

A show about tech savvy extremists, our collapsing world, digital fantasy and nightmare, and a generation of resentful, directionless, violent young men.

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No Miracles Here

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:29 +0000

Tighten your laces, and don't let your knees hit the ground. There's live music and wall-to-wall dancing in this sweat-soaked marathon with Northern Soul. No Miracles Here is an anthem to feeling alive and keeping the faith.

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Morale Is High (Since We Gave Up Hope)

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:28 +0000

Morale is High will predict what could happen between now and the next general election in 2020, exploring the effects of popular culture, political policy and inane day-to-day actions on who we choose to vote for.

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Instructions for Border Crossing

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:25 +0000

A twelve-year-old girl sneaks across the border into her own country. Her parents watch her on a computer screen. The works of a half-forgotten performance artist seem to hold the key to bringing down a brutal system operating on our behalf and under our noses.

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Cosmic Scallies

daver — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:04:22 +0000

A witty and touching new play about class, friendship and absence, set in the forgotten town of Skelmersdale by award-winning writer and comedian Jackie Hagan.

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