EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- Quarter Life Crisis

Tell us a bit about your show?

Quarter Life Crisis was a piece I created as a response to my cousin getting married, my friend having a baby and me being concerned with how to cheat the system by keeping my Young Person's railcard! Rather than spend time ranting about it on twitter I decided to put my fears/concerns out there by creating this play.

Why bring it to Edinburgh?

Well, we really want to take this show to Edinburgh and get it out to a bigger audience. With our last show On The Edge of Me, we were lucky enough to tour and even sell out performances at Soho Theatre and Wandsworth fringe. Having done some really cool venues across the country, our eyes were set on the world renowned Edinburgh fringe. Our show was selected by Underbelly to receive the Untapped support which helped shows like Joan and Blush. So doing the fringe is literally a dream come true, because we really have a wonderful platform to show our work to the world. (Literally).

What sets it apart from other shows at the Fringe?

Well we have been told by people who saw our work during the previews that it "felt a party that you didn't want to leave". We've worked really hard to create a show which is compelling, funny and entertaining. From the moment the audience enter the room they feel like the space is theirs, we've created original music which has some killer bassline, some visually captivating projections and we even have my family speaking Yoruba (a language from Nigeria) within the show.... don't worry that's not a spoiler.... I really want the audience to get a snapshot of this beautiful language, as it seamlessly supports the poetry and London slang within the Quarter Life Crisis.

Who would you recommend comes to see your show?

I would say this show really captures the attention of a wide variety of people. A lot of people have said "I've experienced a Quarter Life Crisis"... I really think there is something for everyone in this play - we have music, spoken word, comedy and audience participation.

Are there any other performances you're hoping to catch at the festival?

I'm hoping to catch Elsa by Isobel Rogers at the Assembly (9.30pm). We were both Resident Artists together at the Roundhouse, and she's been killing it recently with her catchy music/comedy. Also Selina Thompson's Salt at Summerhall (2.30pm) and Rachel Young's Out at Underbelly (10.40pm). I met Selina and Rachel on a project we were involved in with the British Council and they are sooooo talent and really supportive. Can't wait to see Elsa, Salt and Out.

Timings and ticket information for Quarter Life Crisis are available at www.edfringe.com

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