The Green Knight But It's Gay
- Lighthouse Books
Description
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Theatre/Arts
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Tickets from free - £20.00
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18+
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Thursday 22nd August 2024 and 2 other dates
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19:30 - 20:30
Join award winning and critically acclaimed storyteller Niall Moorjani for their fantastical and funny work-in-progress take on the medieval classic The Green Knight. It’s a version in which they make sub text-text! We'll give you a clue, it’s gay.
Follow the story of Sir Gawain and his adventures, all started by the peer-pressured, unfortunate and unsuccessful chopping off of The Green Knight's head. Now Gawain is going to get his head chopped off in return by the miraculously still alive green knight. Disaster. King Arthur reckons this will be grand as Gawain needs to do more manly things anyway and there is nothing more manly than taking a good head chop off. Co-produced by Edinburgh's literary theatre company Some Kind of Theatre, The Green Knight But It's Gay brings this Arthurian classic excellently brought into the modern world with deep love for the original text.
This is a work-in-progress sharing so expect hilarious mishaps, surprising moments of discovery for the story and storyteller and all round good fun in this comedy storytelling performance for adults.
Show Information:
Duration: 60mins no interval
Age Suitability: 16+
Content Warnings: Features descriptions of homophobic behaviour and toxic masculinity.
Access Information: Lighthouse Books has step free access. Seating is unreserved. For further access guidance please see https://lighthousebookshop.com/contact-faq#5 or www.euansguide.com/venues/lighthouse---edinburghs-radical-bookshop-edinburgh-9499/information
Lighthouse Books and Some Kind of Theatre continue to encourage the use of masks at our events to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Praise for Niall’s other work:
★★★★★ "Niall Moorjani seamlessly blends the threads of racial identity, queerness and folklore to create a fantastical and poignant picture of modern Scotland" - The Skinny
★★★★★ "spellbinding" - Lost In Theatreland
★★★★ 'Storytelling genius' - The Scotsman
★★★★ - Broadway Baby
★★★★ - Broadway World
★★★★ - Fringe Biscuit
‘Genius reinvention of the form’
- Fringe of Colour
Praise for Some Kind of Theatre's other work:
★★★★★ "near perfect" - Corr Blimey
★★★★ "a terrifically entertaining piece of storytelling theatre" - The QR
★★★★ "one of the most entertaining hours on this year's Fringe" - Liam Rudden
★★★★ "a must see for any fans of fairytales" - The Neurodiverse Review
★★★★ "laugh out loud funny" - The Feminist Fringe
★★★★ "unique and slightly macabare" - Fringe Binge
Best Award, USA National Women's Theatre Festival 2023
Offers
Promotions
Tickets/Times
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Standard Price Ticket
This is a standard price ticket. |
19:30 - 20:30 | £10.00 |
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Pay It Forward Ticket
This option allows you to buy a ticket for yourself and make a ticket available to an audience member who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to see this show. |
19:30 - 20:30 | £20.00 |
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Pay What You Can Ticket
These tickets are available at a 'pay what you can' price for those who otherwise would not be able to afford to attend this show. |
19:30 - 20:30 | Free admission |
Location
Address
Lighthouse Books, 43-45, West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB
Getting there
Organiser
Some Kind of Theatre
Niall Moorjani x Some Kind of Theatre
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