Persistent And Nasty

Today Elaine chats with Stephanie Katie Hunter, theatre maker and Artistic Director of Scissor Kick about one of the 3 shows they are producing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Catafalque, which is written and performed by Amy Conway is on at Summerhall until the 11th August before going out on tour across Scotland. We talk the creation of the show, The premise of the show - how do we Eulogise someone who has committed awful acts and how we deal with that and much more. Catafalque - Summerhall Dates: 1st-11th August @ 12:25 pm Tickets available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/catafalque Tour Dates : https://www.scissorkick.co.uk/tour Catafalque Fern doesn't get invited to dinner parties anymore. They used to love her tales of the macabre. But now? The mask is slipping. Written by Amy Conway and directed by Beth Morton, Catafalque is a one woman eulogy to death through the lens of a civil celebrant. How do we grieve the ungrievable? How do you speak of death when no-one wants to loo