Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? Rehearsed Reading

Monday 28. April at 19:00 - 21:00

The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh

Hello! Our names are Briony Martha and Zak Reay-Barry and we’re a duo of early career artists from Greenock, Scotland and Cumbria, England respectively who are taking our new dark comedy, Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Before the festival begins in August, we've decided to perform a Rehearsed Reading of our wee play to a lovely Edinburgh audience and get some crucial initial feedback.

Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? is set in present day Britain, where a law called the ‘Parental Act’ requires all couples to apply for a license or ‘Stork Card’ to have children. In this world we follow young, infectiously charming couple Lily and Gareth, who after falling pregnant, are required to attend a week long ‘Retreat’. The stakes are high, failing the retreat means forced abortion. Madly, deeply in love, these two are caught off guard by the pregnancy but think the whole process will be a walk in the park. However, once there, things take a sharp turn. Lily and Gareth discover hidden truths about each other, putting their relationship into question. Throughout the 'Retreat' our dynamic duo are systematically unravelled by a group of scrupulous psychologists mandated to determine who is granted the right to a child, and who isn’t. Forever changed and clinging on to their past naivety, their future and life of their baby is left unclear.

Here's all the info you need:
PLACE- The Wee Red Bar
Lauriston Place 74, Edinburgh, EH3 9DF
TIME- Doors open at 7pm, performance starts at 7:30pm

The Wee Red Bar • Lauriston Place 74, EH3 9DF Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Google Map of Lauriston Place 74, EH3 9DF Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Briony Martha

damistheplay@gmail.com