Adaptation: Enough Already
“What was I thinking? I have no idea how to write a show from scratch.
You can do it, just keep going. Trust yourself.”
★★★★★ Mum ★★★★★ Husband ★ Teenage son
We are done!! The Edinburgh Fringe is wrapped!!
Blown away by the audience response.
Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to come see the play and write a review.
Reviews
Accidental
Review
"Breathtaking"
Beth Dunlop
"If my parents had seen your play, I don't
think they'd be divorced now."
Young man post show
"As a woman who has been raised to subconsciously people please and give my all for other people and never expect in return (especially to men) - this show was a wake up call to what that does to our physical and mental health. A truly heartfelt performance, clever writing, and amazing live music - this show was so inspiring and such a great time. Plus the projections were really cool. 10/10 recommend! Go see it!!"
Jennifer Kehl
"A marvelous show, so layered and thought provoking. The musical accompanists and vocals were beautiful. We were approached by the writer’s son the day before while he was handing out flyers to the show and were so impressed by his excitement and passion for the show and his Mom, that we had to go meet the woman that raised such an endearing young man. A must see show that is destined to be produced on a much larger scale." Lisa Jones
"Wonderful show. I'm a fan of Adaptation [Charlie Kaufman's 2002 film], and there was just enough of an homage there to keep me entertained, but this is so, so much more. A tale of motherhood, of invisible heroes, of losing your own identity to everyday life. Amazingly delivered, with off stage elements, a live band, audience interaction. It's very close to being a masterpiece, and one of the best shows I've seen this year. Bravo." Christopher Kelly
21 years on from the film Adaptation, this play is part homage to Charlie Kaufman and part testimony to Gabor and Daniel Maté’s latest book The Myth of Normal. Combining work from one of Scotland’s most original interactive projection artists John McGeoch, with story from newcomer Samantha Graham, this is more experience than performance per se. Complete with live music, covers & originals by local musicians, this play was pulled together under the eye of young but highly experienced London Director Hannah Calascione.
From the ragged space in between the juxtaposed worlds of corporate work and the demanding monotony of family life, emerges a poetic, nocturnal dreamstate that seems more real yet more confronting than the daily grind. Here, attachment to old patterns argues with a growing inner demand for authenticity and self-expression that is stymied at every turn by convention and social norms.
A corporate trainer reluctantly wakes up to the impossibility of society’s invisible squeeze on, well, all of us. Can she confront these societal constraints and battle our collective demons with us? Can she remember who she is and what she loves doing long enough to change course, between 4am starts and everyone else’s priorities? Or is she too attached to her corporate identity and the way things are? Most importantly, can she turn it all into something coherent by the time the Fringe kicks off in August? And learn to pronounce homage?
What is the world asking of us? Dads, bring your daughters to understand ‘the squeeze’ they feel and the constant adaptation they’re required to do. Mums, bring your boys to show them the invisible pantomime they’ll need to navigate.