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Four readings from four brand new plays by four emerging playwrights from Scotland, England and the USA. In Prague, a mural of John Lennon symbolizes hope and freedom. Twenty-five years after The Velvet Revolution, four art students whitewash it, and daub the message Wall Is Over. Laura can freeze time, a very useful superpower, especially on this dangerous journey she's making, armed only with her Dad's old umbrella. Beelz, an oily faith healer, runs a traveling circus and church in 1920's America, but his business comes under threat when Elizabeth, a little girl, challenges him to make a miracle and find her parents. In the not-so-distant future, Ellie Dee, a digital avatar, fulfils every request, watches every moment, records every secret. Extracts from the plays are performed as script-in-hand readings by professional actors. All writers are graduating from the MSc in Playwriting at the University of Edinburgh.

Creatives/Company

Presented by(s): University of Edinburgh, Playwrights' Studio Scotland