The Cut of Her Jib

The Cut of Her Jib THE CUT OF HER JIB is a ferocious dark comedy about marriage, menopause, and what happens when women stop being polite.

On Hogmanay in Edinburgh, Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving police lights, a half-drunk gin, and thirty years of resentment.

Tickets now on sale for Kathleen Ruddy's latest dark comedy The Cut of Her Jib!! at The Space UK for The Edinburgh Festi...
10/04/2026

Tickets now on sale for Kathleen Ruddy's latest dark comedy The Cut of Her Jib!! at The Space UK for The Edinburgh Festival 2026.

A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set on a stormy Edinburgh Hogmanay. Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving behind police tape and three decades of marital fatigue. Enter Barbara, the cleaner with forensic instincts and impeccable timing. What follows is a razor-sharp dismantling of marriage, class and s*x. Delivered with biting one-liners and delicious cruelty. Female rage detonates. Widowhood, it turns out, can be an upgrade and menopause absolute murder. From the multi award-winning writer of S*x, Chips & Ouzo, Glasgow Hard Tickets, Death of a Pl***oy, The Devil Wears Primark. 'A rip-roaring delight!' (Independent). 'Brilliant' (Scotsman).

Aug 7-15 13:35 (50 mins) theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
Aug 17-22 17:25 (50 mins) theSpace @ Niddry St
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A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set on a stormy Edinburgh Hogmanay. Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving behind police tape and three decades of marital fatigue. Enter Barbara, the cleaner with forensic instincts and impeccable timing. What follows is a razor-sharp dismantling of marriage,...

24/02/2026
24/02/2026

On a storm-lashed Hogmanay in Edinburgh, a husband disappears, leaving his wife and her cleaner alone with the gin and thirty years of resentment.
The marriage was already dead — they’re just getting rid of the body.
A dark comedy where widowhood feels like an upgrade and menopause is pure murder.
From the multi-award winning comedy writer of S*x, Chips & Ouzo, Spare Ribs, The Devil Wears Primark, Death of a Pl***oy, Check Your Coupon and Glasgow Hard Tickets.

KICKING OFF AT THE SPACE UK FOR THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2026.
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