Tending: A Verbatim Play

Tending: A Verbatim Play The first verbatim play about nurses in the NHS, coming to the Edinburgh Fringe August 2023. There are over 800,000 nurses employed by the NHS today.

Tending is the first verbatim play that focuses on the experiences of nurses in the NHS. Premiering from August 14th at Riddles Court, Greenside, Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

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When the system’s under pressure and lives are on the line, who takes time to care for the carers? Every day these nurses go to work and change lives. It’s not just about putting broken bones back tog

ether. Their care safeguards our future. Premiering at Edinburgh in 2023, Tending is a look inside the inner lives of these nurses. It takes audiences on a journey to the heart of the healthcare system, and exposes the experiences of those working on its front-line. Drawing on over 50 interviews with nurses of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities, this is the story of those workers who so often go overlooked. By turn funny and affecting, shocking and poignant, hilarious and heart-breaking: these are the lives of the people who might one day save yours.

Next up we have ‘THE CRACK IN EVERYTHING’ by Otis Waby.CastARTHUR CAMPBELL as FELIXMOLLY MARR-JOHNSON as RUTH Directed b...
18/01/2026

Next up we have ‘THE CRACK IN EVERYTHING’ by Otis Waby.

Cast

ARTHUR CAMPBELL as FELIX
MOLLY MARR-JOHNSON as RUTH

Directed by El Blackwood

Otis said:

“I was staying in a friend’s house and I was sat in front of their cracked coffee table. The crack had been filled with yellow resin and had an inscription beside it : ‘There is a Crack in Everything, That’s How the Light Gets In’. This sentence made me think about our modern day relationship to spirituality, grief and the power and pitfalls of inspirational quotes.“

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

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Next up we have ‘OBJECTIVELY’ by Philippa Lawford 📏CAST GEORGIE DETTMER as ELIZABETHXAVIER STARR as MILES Directed by Ph...
18/01/2026

Next up we have ‘OBJECTIVELY’ by Philippa Lawford 📏

CAST

GEORGIE DETTMER as ELIZABETH
XAVIER STARR as MILES

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Philippa said: “I am interested in writing about the internet and the surreal moral landscapes I encounter on a daily basis on my phone.”

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

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Next up we have ‘EXPLOSIONS’ by Frazier BaileyCast:KISHORE WALKER as TÁINE MCNAMARA as BDirected by Philippa Lawford Fra...
15/01/2026

Next up we have ‘EXPLOSIONS’ by Frazier Bailey

Cast:

KISHORE WALKER as T
ÁINE MCNAMARA as B

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Frazier said:

‘We all carry around technology that bombards us with podcast clips, live-streamed atrocities, and skincare ads. I’m fascinated by how fragmented attention obliterates our sense of self. This is a very small extract of a much longer piece experimenting with how this new everyday reality could be represented on stage.’

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

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Next up is ‘SPIRITUAL SCHADENFREUDE’ by Emma Howlett! ⛪️Cast RHIANNON BIRD as MOIRA Directed by El BlackwoodEmma said:“I...
14/01/2026

Next up is ‘SPIRITUAL SCHADENFREUDE’ by Emma Howlett! ⛪️

Cast

RHIANNON BIRD as MOIRA

Directed by El Blackwood

Emma said:

“I was thinking about transactional prayer, assumptions of reward for ‘good’ behaviour, and who we ultimately rely upon to make something real.”

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

See you in church!

Excited to present ‘NOT A NORMAL GIRL’ by Emily Swettenham 👩‍🦰Cast:GREGOR ROACH as LUCAJOSEPH LOANE as MAX Directed by P...
14/01/2026

Excited to present ‘NOT A NORMAL GIRL’ by Emily Swettenham 👩‍🦰

Cast:

GREGOR ROACH as LUCA
JOSEPH LOANE as MAX

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Emily said: “Surveillance is a theme I return to a lot in my writing, especially in terms of gender in an increasingly digital world. This scene emerged from these ideas and a question: when the world makes it easy for you to steal someone else’s reality, how do you know when to stop?”

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

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Mosaic will also feature LIKE CANARIES IN COALMINES by India Harrison Peppe 🐤Cast:ELIZABETH CONNICK as PRUE JACK MEDLIN ...
12/01/2026

Mosaic will also feature LIKE CANARIES IN COALMINES by India Harrison Peppe 🐤

Cast:

ELIZABETH CONNICK as PRUE
JACK MEDLIN as SAUL
ANDREA GATCHALIAN as MAIA

Directed by Philippa Lawford

India said: “Like Canaries in Coal Mines is an excerpt from a larger piece in development exploring belief as something contagious and relational. Set in a school, it follows young people still learning what they believe by testing it on one another, at an age when belief is generous, movable, and shared. It asks what happens when hope is placed in people before its weight is fully understood.”

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

See you in church!

Excited to present ‘NOT A NORMAL GIRL’ by Emily Swettenham 👩‍🦰Cast:GREGOR ROACH as LUCAJOSEPH SLOANE as MAX Directed by ...
12/01/2026

Excited to present ‘NOT A NORMAL GIRL’ by Emily Swettenham 👩‍🦰

Cast:

GREGOR ROACH as LUCA
JOSEPH SLOANE as MAX

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Emily said:

“Surveillance is a theme I return to a lot in my writing, especially in terms of gender in an increasingly digital world. This scene emerged from these ideas and a question: when the world makes it easy for you to steal someone else’s reality, how do you know when to stop?”

This is a charity event in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

See you in church!

We’re thrilled to present ‘PANIC’ by David Donovan 🚨 Cast:ALAN TURKINGTON as HENRY Directed by Philippa Lawford David Do...
11/01/2026

We’re thrilled to present ‘PANIC’ by David Donovan 🚨

Cast:

ALAN TURKINGTON as HENRY

Directed by Philippa Lawford

David Donovan said of his inspiration:

“I was interested in learning about instances of satanic panic in Ireland, and this was a fascinating true story that used the fear created by supposed devil-worship for diverse purposes and with unintended consequences.”

This event is in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

See you in church!

Next up is REVELATIONS by Mojola Akinyemi CastSADHBHA ODUFUWA-BOLGER as ANDI ELLIOT NORMAN as JUDE Directed by Philippa ...
10/01/2026

Next up is REVELATIONS by Mojola Akinyemi

Cast

SADHBHA ODUFUWA-BOLGER as ANDI
ELLIOT NORMAN as JUDE

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Mojola said: “I wrote this because I went to Atlanta last Christmas, and visited my first American mega-church, which was an…experience. I’m planning on expanding this to a 13-person ensemble piece, exploring faith and one’s position within a structure (and religion) that is so intimate, yet much bigger than their individual self.”

This event is in aid of WarChild. Tickets in bio.

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Next up is Mojola Akinyemi’s REVELATIONS ⛪️Cast SADHBHA ODUFUWA-BOLGERTON as ANDIELLIOT NORMAN as JUDE Directed by Phili...
10/01/2026

Next up is Mojola Akinyemi’s REVELATIONS ⛪️

Cast

SADHBHA ODUFUWA-BOLGERTON as ANDI
ELLIOT NORMAN as JUDE

Directed by Philippa Lawford

Mojola said:

“I wrote this because I went to Atlanta last Christmas, and visited my first American mega-church, which was an…experience. I’m planning on expanding this to a 13-person ensemble piece, exploring faith and one’s position within a structure (and religion) that is so intimate, yet much bigger than their individual self.”

This event is in aid of the charity WarChild. Tickets in bio.

See you in church!

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