Seconds to Midnight
Theatre (drama, lgbtq+)
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Venue 33Pleasance Courtyard - Bunker One
- 11:45
- Aug 26
- 1 hour
- Country: United Kingdom - England
- Group: Love Song Productions
- Warnings and additional info: This show will contain distressing or potentially triggering themes and strong language.
- Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
- Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
What would you want to say to your best friend if the world was about to end? Exploring queer friendship, platonic love and nuclear anxiety, Seconds to Midnight asks what happens in a world with no consequences. Diving into the parallels between beginnings and endings, we follow Jo and Eddie through the first seven minutes of their friendship and the final seven hours of the world. Praise for previous work: 'A brilliant addition to the queer theatre landscape' ***** (BroadwayWorld.com). 'Tender and original' **** (Skinny).Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
General venue access
- Accessible entry: Access via driveway off main road. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps.
- Stairs: Information not supplied
Wheelchair access type: Level Access
Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info
How and when to make an access booking
- Phone: +44 (0)131 226 0002
- Email: [email protected]
- Textphone: +44 (0)7860 018 299
- Find out more about access at the Fringe.
Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:
- Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
- Requires extra assistance when at a venue
- Has specific seating requirements
- Is a wheelchair user
- Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance
William Heath 14 days ago
So often after a week like this week (completely *drained* from Ed TV Fest!), I’ll be halfway through a show and be drifting off, wishing I could be less tired and more emotionally engaged in what’s no doubt a good show. But with Seconds To Midnight, drifting off is impossible — because with an emotionally engrossing, naturalistic script, gorgeous performances by Elise Busset and Cosimo Asvisio (a star!) and clever staging from Katie Kirkpatrick and Matilda Piovella that really elevates this two hander, I’m tired and drained but still feeling a tug on the heartstrings. Don’t miss!!!
Meg 15 days ago
This play is completely engrossing. I didn't think about anything but what was happening in front of me, through the whole thing. The writing is absolutely beautiful - not pretentious, not unrealistic, not forced, but revealing incredibly meaningful insights and ideas through naturalistic, short conversations. You're bombarded with meaning without feeling like you're being bombarded at all. My friend and I both left the theatre crying!!
Liam Foster 18 days ago
A really really beautiful show, with brilliant acting, directing, and writing all round. Make sure you catch this show if you can !! *****
Charlie Beckerman 27 days ago
Thoroughly engrossing and deeply thought and felt play about two queer, platonic, ride-or-die friends and flatmates who have decided to spend the last seven hours of the world together. By utilizing their rapidly vanishing time left on Earth, questions of intimacy, honesty, and authenticity ramble around the sitting room that comprises the entire set. Elise Busset and Cosimo Asvisio have engrossing and sparkling chemistry, switching between playful banter to real-talk with ease—one has no trouble believing these two are best friends. Ultimately, the Jessica Tabraham's script manages to work its way into the heart of the question: is platonic love enough, especially when we're staring down the end of the world? Or, perhaps, is it more honest, and perhaps better?
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