Overview
Produced by Scottish Theatre Producers in association with the Traverse Theatre Company
‘The country change, the city change, the people dem think they change, but I tell you dem shit the same. Dem all dey run from it the same.’ One toilet attendant. Two sets of toilets. One night. Worlds apart.’
A nightclub toilet attendant in a fictional club based on the Shimmy Club in Glasgow. Her conflicted journey spliced with flashbacks to the toilets of the Shrine nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria, where her younger self dreams of revolution. An unseen, underground heroine struggles to have power and control over her life.
Media
Neil Webb, Director Drama and Dance at the British Council, talks about Adura Onashile's new production, 'Expensive Shit' and why it was chosen to be a part of MiS showcase:
Expensive Shit, Adura Onashile from Made in Scotland on Vimeo.
Performances
Traverse Theatre
10 Cambridge St, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED
- Aug 4 Preview 21:30
- Aug 9 18:45
- Aug 5-28 (not Mondays) Various times - see the Fringe link