Athens of the North

<p style=text-align: center;><strong>Voices shouts stories days and nights Edina echoing through the</strong><br /> <strong>ages for time shall be the only marker.</strong></p> <p><br /> Alan is late for his daughter's concert Liam has fallen in love and Maureen just wants to get home. <strong>Athens of The North</strong> is a love letter to Edinburgh and the small cosmic ways we impact each other's lives.</p> <p>Told across three monologues the lives of Edinburgh residents and visitors interweave across a single day in Scotland's capital. Set against a UNESCO World Heritage backdrop of over-tourism gentrification and eroded communities each of them examine what home means to them in their pasts their presents as well as their<br /> futures.</p> <p style=text-align: center;><br /> three interlinking monologues rich in the culture and place names<br /> of the city. Punchily written and powerfully performed these portraits<br /> hold the audience spellbound.<br /> -The Guardian</p> <p style=text-align: center;>Hannah thus explores the complexities and beauty of human nature<br /> using his magic ability to suddenly switch from buoyant banter to raw<br /> dark emotion. He lucidly communicates a powerful message about<br /> one's intertwined connection to one's past present and future in this<br /> stunning poetic tribute to the Athens of the North.<br /> -Corr Blimey</p> <p style=text-align: left;>CAST: 1-3 actors<br /> DURATION: 60 minutes</p>