A frenzied bride on a rollercoaster journey of debauched self-discovery and empowerment is entertaining at the Fringe.
Laura is an immersive debut solo tragicomedy by Elina Alminas, set at a wedding party, where the audience play the guests.
It has been created as a response and rejection of the stereotypical roles women are most likely portrayed as. The show takes its roots from the performer’s Eastern European background, where to the present time young women are brought up to believe that there is nothing else to life except marriage.
The protagonist of the play has a mental breakdown when her groom doesn’t arrive to the wedding and as a result looses herself completely on alcohol and antidepressants whilst exposing her vulnerability to the guests.
The audience will take part in the events that unravel on the day and will experience Laura’s story from the hysteria and anger to the helplessness and failure, reaching epiphany towards the end.
The encounter will change Laura’s priorities and life entirely; in her debauched self rediscovery she will seek clearer understanding of the future and will finally realise that she has been wrong all this time.
Elina Alminas is a Russian-Estonian actor and theatre maker based in London. She loves to make quality, boundary-pushing and surprising work.
· Venue: theSpace @ Surgeons Hall (Venue 53)
· Dates and times: Aug 13-18, noon, Aug 20-25, 8.10pm.
· Ticket prices: Aug 13-18 £7/£5, Aug 20-25 £9£/£6
· Box office: 0131 510 2384 / boxoffice.niddry@thespaceuk.com / Fringe box office: 0131 226 0000 / www.edfringe.com
· Suitablity: 16+
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