2018 + 2017: A tense, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller written by David Leddy.

Chris has experienced three deaths, one after another. She’s in prison awaiting trial. But she doesn’t know why.

Written for any gender, originally played by a man, and now performed by a woman without changing a word.

Contrasting bold theatricality, haunting music and razor-sharp slashes of light across a stark stage, Coriolanus Vanishes is a complex descent through passion, shame, devastation and the many, many forms of madness.

Just beneath the surface of everyday life there’s complete anarchy lying in wait.

Exploring how shadowy childhood memories can besiege our adult relationships, Coriolanus Vanishes combines the moral ambiguity of the global arms trade with the chaotic challenges of adopting an abused child.

Sometimes your friends are worse than your enemies, and sometimes you’re the worst of all. What happens then?

Presented by Fire Exit in co-production with Tron Theatre.

‘…the urgency of Leddy’s storytelling and…elemental beauty of his staging ….looks and sounds exquisite….entirely and beguilingly theatrical.’
The Guardian

‘…Leddy’s outstanding ability to combine stunning scenography with incisive writing…a reminder of theatre’s power to both move and set out an intelligent argument…a study in theatrical finesse…’
The List

Winner Scottish Arts Club Theatre Award 2018
Winner The Stage Edinburgh Award 2018

WORLD PREMIERE
14 – 22 April 2017, Tron Theatre, Glasgow

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2018
2 - 26 August 2018, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Written and directed by DAVID LEDDY

Performed by IRENE ALLAN

Designed realised by BECKY MINTO
Lighting design by NICH SMITH
Sound design by DANNY KRASS
Production Manager NIALL BLACK
Stage Manager LINSEY JOHNSTONE
Lighting Technician G MCDERMOTT
Sound Technician RICHARD BELL
Assistant Lighting Designer ANA MIRAN

Marketing and Press Consultant NIALL WALKER
Online Articles Writer HANNAH MCGILL
Text proofing by DERMOT FITZSIMONS

For Fire Exit
Consultant Producer KATE BOWEN
General Manager VIVIANE HULLIN

Extra special thanks to Naomi O Kelly, Johnny McKnight and Carys Hobbs who worked on the original production as assistant director, creative consultant and design consultant respectively.

Fire Exit in co-production with Tron Theatre. Presented at Traverse Theatre and part of the Made in Scotland 2018 showcase. Funded by Creative Scotland.

'... there’s a sense of relief in encountering the work of male theatre makers who clearly and lucidly reject the world of patriarchal values and general machismo. David Leddy’s fine monologue Coriolanus Vanishes .. deftly and exquisitely takes apart ... the arid life of a successful arms-industry dealer ...[through] Irene Allen’s impressive and moving performance...'
★★★★ The Scotsman, 2018

'... one of the most stylish productions at the Edinburgh Fringe.'
★★★★ The Stage, 2018

★★★★★ 'MESMERISING' EdFest Magazine
★★★★ 'EXQUISITE' Guardian
★★★★ 'SPECTACULAR' The List
★★★★ 'ENGROSSING' Herald
★★★★ ‘METICULOUS’ The Stage
★★★★ ‘GLOWING' The Times
★★★★ 'ALL-CONSUMING' The Arts Desk
★★★★★ ‘STUNNING’ Plays To See

Winner Scottish Arts Club Theatre Award 2018
Winner The Stage Edinburgh Award 2018

This play is included in the free e-book of Hits and Misses which can be downloaded here

Learn more about the ideas and inspirations behind The Last Bordello.

Specially commissioned articles on ideas from the show, behind-the-scenes photographs and featured music, are available online.

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