Overview
Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe. One of the highest rates per head of population in the world. In communities across the country, families, loved ones, and clinicians support people experiencing substance dependency.
Multi-award-winners Tortoise in a Nutshell present Concerned Others, an intimate tabletop performance that shares the stories of critically underheard voices. Accounts that paint us as a nation struggling to fully recognise a culture of judgement, ignorance and misunderstanding surrounding addiction and substance-related death.
Immersive soundscapes, shoebox installations, turntables, micro- projection and 32mm figures combine to create a multi-textured piece exploring a defining crisis.
Notes: death, strong language, substance use and violence
Preview 14:45 (45m) | £10
14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
Relaxed Performance 14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
Relaxed Performance 14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
14:45 (45m) | £15 (£13)
Creative Credits
Deviser/Performer Alex Bird
Producer Arran Howie
Assistant Producer Hannah Draper
Production Manager Elle Taylor
Composer Jim Harbourne
AV Designer Lewis Den Hertog
Lighting Designer Andrew Gannon
On Tour
Summerhall
Summerhall Pl, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
- August 2nd & 3rd
- August 4th - 9th
- August 10th
- August 11th, 12th & 13th
- August 15th - 20th
- August 22nd
- August 23rd - August 27th