Theatre

  • Fringe Festival

A Figure in the Yellow Wallpaper

An electrifying supernatural exploration of a contemporary relationship.

A young woman in white holds four vintage dolls as black liquid falls from her eyes. The dolls are clutched to her chest and she looks at the camera with an unflinching expression.
Close up on a young woman in white as she four vintage dolls over her face so as to partially obscure it. Black liquid leaks from her eyes as she holds the dolls and looks at the camera through their heads
Past Event

Image Credit: Steven Mitchell Wright

A young woman in white holds four vintage dolls as black liquid falls from her eyes. The dolls are clutched to her chest and she looks at the camera with an unflinching expression.
Close up on a young woman in white as she four vintage dolls over her face so as to partially obscure it. Black liquid leaks from her eyes as she holds the dolls and looks at the camera through their heads

  • Presented by: Eleanor Golding

The world is far too dangerous for women.

Assault and domestic violence numbers are at an all-time high, red pill incels lurk in every corner of the internet and skincare for 5 year olds has never been more popular. The world is so dangerous in fact that following a tragedy in their cookie-cutter cul de sac, partners Evan and Cora agree that Cora should retreat to a beach-side apartment that Evan has rented for her. Just until she feels it's safe for her to come out again. The apartment promises beautiful surroundings, endless serenity and a peeling yellow wallpaper that creeps from room to room.

Although Cora can’t help but wonder if the danger has infiltrated her home. She hears terrible cries at night, scratching sounds under her floorboards and she’s certain that someone in the yellow wallpaper is laughing at her. But the outside world is far too dangerous for women, the constant threat of male violence would send anyone mad. Thank god, Evan is one of the good ones.