Athens of the North

<p><strong>“Voices, shouts, stories, days and nights, Edina echoing through the</strong><br/><strong>ages, for time shall be the only marker.”</strong></p><p><br/>Alan is late for his daughter’s concert, Liam has fallen in love, and Maureen just wants to get home. <strong>Athens of The North</strong> is a love letter to Edinburgh and the small cosmic ways we impact each other’s lives.</p><p>Told across three monologues, the lives of Edinburgh residents and visitors interweave across a single day in Scotland’s capital. Set against a UNESCO World Heritage backdrop of over-tourism, gentrification and eroded communities, each of them examine what home means to them in their pasts, their presents as well as their<br/>futures.</p><p><br/>“three interlinking monologues rich in the culture and place names<br/>of the city. Punchily written and powerfully performed, these portraits<br/>hold the audience spellbound.”<br/>—The Guardian</p><p>“Hannah thus explores the complexities and beauty of human nature,<br/>using his magic ability to suddenly switch from buoyant banter to raw,<br/>dark emotion. He lucidly communicates a powerful message about<br/>one’s intertwined connection to one’s past, present, and future in this<br/>stunning poetic tribute to the Athens of the North.”<br/>—Corr Blimey</p><p>CAST: 1-3 actors<br/>DURATION: 60 minutes</p>