2017 Edinburgh Fringe
Performers
Making its debut in Edinburgh, Performers is a black comedy from Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh. The longtime collaborators have turned their attention to 1960s swinging London and the making of the film Performance, a violent and trippy cult film that starred Mick Jagger and James Fox. The play revolves around two gangsters auditioning for roles and how far they will go to impress. Sexuality, identity, memory and Francis Bacon are examined as the pair try to make sense of the situation they have found themselves in. In 1960s swinging London, naked ambition trumps everything.
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Press articles
Irvine Welsh on his three Fringe shows
Perhaps more than any other author you can think of, people tend to confuse Irvine Welsh with one of his characters. Mention his name, especially in the streets of Edinburgh, and most people will think of someone out caning it in a club till the small hours, or at least mouthing off drunk in a pub somewhere down in Leith.
The Scotsman, 7th August 2017The Fringe hit list: comedy, music and theatre
Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the Fringe denies no-one entry.
Nadine McBay, The National (Scotland), 6th August 2017Fringe 2017: the best theatre to see this year
Best from the theatre section.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 3rd August 2017Irvine Welsh interview
As a novelist, Irvine Welsh needs no introduction.
Mark Fisher, Edinburgh Festivals, 1st August 2017How the Fringe helped launch Irvine Welsh's career
The award-winning author says the Fringe was what made him think he could forge a career out of his writing.
Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 30th July 2017Performers preview
Irvine Welsh collaborates with Dean Cavanagh on a play set in the 1960s during the filming of the Mick Jagger movie Performance. The backdrop is a London where artists and gangsters rub shoulders.
Mark Fisher, Edinburgh Festivals, 27th July 2017Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 3rd Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 4th Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
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| 21st Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 22nd Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 23rd Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 24th Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 25th Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 26th Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |
| 27th Aug 2017 | 16:45 | Assembly Rooms |