Plastic

Created by 30 Bird Productions, in association with The Pleasance and the Iran Heritage Foundation and in collaboration with Virgule Performing Arts, Tehran

Escalator East to Edinburgh

You're a man and you want to become a woman? The Islamic Republic of Iran can help.

Plastic tells the story of a man who wants to become a woman. It explores the creation of gender identity and how the law supports desire, in a dynamic and stylish piece of contemporary theatre. The audience are invited to experience a new world through the performance of a skilled and tightly choreographed company, innovative film and sound, and a team of architectural and theatre design specialists.

Mehrdad Seyf brings an anarchic surrealist humour to these private and political moments where religion, identity, love, sex and gender roles culminate in a world shaped by plastic surgery, mediated images and the drive to be a domestic goddess.

Presented in the subterranean arches of the Pleasance UnderGrand, Plastic is a unique blend of visual, humour and song, presented to the Fringe for the first time.

'A gorgeous-looking piece of serious fun' (The Persian Revolution, The Herald)

In person:
Pleasance Courtyard, 60 The Pleasance
Or:
Pleasance Dome Box Office, Potterow, 1 Bristo Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9AL
By telephone: 0131 556 6550
Online: www.pleasance.co.uk/edinburgh

£9.50 (£8.00 concessions)

16:30 & 18:30: August 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24
20:00 & 21:30: August 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22
13:00 & 14:30: August 3, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23

The production is suitable for 13+ years.

Cast
Ali Amadi
Yasmin Bodalbhai
Gemma Donohue
Sara Reyhani

Written and Directed by - Mehrdad Seyf
Produced by - Claire Hicks
Costume Designer - Leslie Travers
Spatial Designer - Torange Khonsari (Public Works)
Lighting Designer - Guy Kornetzki (Elektra Lighting Ltd)
Video Artist - Meika Dresenkamp
Composers - Sam Britton and Will Worsley
Co-Choreographer - Gemma Donohue
Assistant Producer - Helen Heywood
Production Manager - David Harraway
Production Intern - Koen Deveux
Stage Manager - James Theobold
Graphic Designer - Liam Relph
Publicity and PR - Wendy Niblock