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Edinburgh Preview: England & Son at Summerhall (Roundabout)

by Staff Writer
June 28, 2023
Reading Time: 2 mins read
England and Son

England and Son

Prepare to be taken on a kaleidoscopic odyssey where disaster capitalism, empire, stolen youth and stolen wealth merge into the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him.

Set when The Great Devouring comes home, England & Son was written specifically for Mark by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards, whose previous play The Political History of Smack and Crack garnered great critical acclaim at the 2018 Edinburgh festival. This will be Mark’s first ever Fringe performance in a production that he has not written himself.

With some deep, dark laughs – and some deep, dark love – along the way, this is a one-man play based on characters from Mark’s own childhood as well as Ed’s personal experience in jail.

       

Now as reputed in theatre as he is in comedy, Mark has become one of the Fringe’s favourite theatre performers, selling out runs, winning awards and bagging critical acclaim every year. He’s done shows about visiting the West Bank, starting a comedy club in Jenin, espionage, lobbying Parliament, walking in the footsteps of the highest NHS officials, playing at The Royal Opera House, stopping arms deals and creating manifestos.

He had six series of The Mark Thomas Comedy Product on Channel 4, several television documentaries and radio series, written some books, grabbed a Guinness World Record, toured sell-out tours, won numerous awards, nabbed himself a Medal of Honour and succeeded in changing some laws along the way. He has most recently been awarded his London bus pass, an honour he is possibly prouder of than any of the above.

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