Production History.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023

Assembly Rooms

★★★★

“An hour of perfectly crafted deeply intelligent and extremely witty Fringe entertainment.”

– The Scotsman

SHORTLIST tells the story of two enemy novelists who duel for the ultimate writing prize in a fast-paced, war-of-the-words comedy. Multiple Fringe First award-winning playwright Brian Parks plunges into the writing world with a Withnail-esque joust between literature’s two sharpest pens. Year after year, Higgins and Houghton find themselves pitched against each other on the shortlist for literature’s number-one title, never winning. But this year is different, each primed to strike and finally grab it. All that stands in their way is each other.

Sound Design by Nicholas Simone

Associate Director/Producer Natalie Tell

-Broadway Baby

“Come for the clash of egos. Stay for the merry music of mayhem. Get your dust jackets on and go see this!.”

— Get Your Coats On

-The Wee Review

The Golfer

by Brian Parks

directed by Margarett Perry

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2023

Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh

A fast-paced, comic fantasia by two-time Fringe First winner Brian Parks. When an ordinary guy sneaks away from his office to play golf, he’s struck by a lightning blast on the first tee and thrust into a surreal world of hard-nosed detectives, talking golf clubs, and the Wife of Bath. Directed by Fringe First winner Margarett Perry.

“A piece of inspired absurdism.”

-The Scotsman

with Matthew Boston, Brian Dykstra, Patrick Frederic, Vince Gatton, Lori Prince & Alex Sunderhaus

“A funny, well written and truly ridiculous play well worth getting a couple tickets to go see at this year’s Fringe Festival.” -Deadline

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Palestine

written & performed by Najla Said