The Bench: a comedy about safe spaces and the people who fill them

Penumbra is one of Scotland’s largest mental health charities. We empower people to look forward to mental wellbeing with personalised recovery focused support.

Penumbra

Waiting for Godot meets Still Game⭐⭐⭐⭐

Traverse Theatre

***FREE with donation option, all proceeds to the Edinburgh Crisis Centre***With special thanks to Keir McAllister , Paul Sneddon, and Jay Lafferty of Watch This Space Productions, the Edinburgh Crisis Centre is pleased to present.......... "The Bench: a comedy about safe spaces and the people who fill them". Waiting for Godot meets Still Game, ‘The Bench’ reunites the long-standing comedy partnership of Paul Sneddon (Vladimir McTavish) and Keir McAllister, from a script by McAllister and directed by Jay Lafferty. Live score by critically acclaimed musician, Dave Be Mac. This event is kindly sponsored by Amazon.co.uk in support of the work of the Edinburgh Crisis Centre. ------------------------------------- “Engages right up until the last… extremely funny… a cleverly revealed tale”The Stage ★★★★ “A brilliant job of subverting expectations… a series of funny twists”The Scotsman ★★★★“As always with McAllister’s plays, [The Bench is] well-written, with intrigue and laughs”One 4 Review ★★★★“The Bench is an entertaining two-hander that benefits not only from its skillful writing, but also from the comedic and dramatic capabilities of its performers”The Wee Review ★★★★“Scottish Arts Award Nominee. ------------------------------------- Joe is in crisis, his life a swirling scribble of obligations he feels he’s failing to fulfil. For five minutes a day he finds a little peace alone on The Bench. Sandy is mourning the loss of his Maggie. The Bench is his memorial to her memory.As both attempt to dictate the purpose of The Bench, so begins an epic conflict. A conflict that will change them both.A comedy about safe spaces and the people that fill them… Waiting for Godot meets Still Game. ‘The Bench’ reunites the long-standing comedy partnership of Paul Sneddon (Vladimir McTavish) and Keir McAllister, from a script by McAllister and directed by Jay Lafferty. Live score by acclaimed musician, Dave Be Mac. ------------------------------------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION:Please note there will be a small buffet at 5.30pm. Audience to be seated at 6pm for the performance.Tickets are FREE, but we hope people will leave a donation on the evening. All proceeds will go to the Edinburgh Crisis Centre. If you don't need your ticket anymore, please tell us so we can reallocate to someone on the waiting list.THANK YOU! The Edinburgh Crisis Centre team 💗www.facebook.com/theedinburghcrisiscentre(Note: the Edinburgh Crisis Centre is run by mental health charity Penumbra staff, and is a partnership with NHS Lothian, City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh Carers Council).

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