Opal Fruits
An invigoratingly punk experience...
The Scotsman, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
“In 1998 Opal Fruits changed their name to – we don’t say that name here. It was all downhill.”
Armed with pick n mix, politics and UK Garage, Holly Beasley-Garrigan wants to talk about the fetishisation of the feral female. Opal Fruits is about class, nostalgia and five generations of women from one council estate in South London - an anarchic reimagining of the self-congratulatory solo show, and a wry interrogation of faux-working-class cultural trends.
Opal Fruits is Holly's debut solo show, having undergone significant redevelopment with a new and expanded creative team. The show explores what it means to be an artist who grew up in poverty...to have a stake in two worlds but to feel as though you don't really fit into either.
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A quiet slice of genius
The Wee Review, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
...an invigoratingly punk experience...
The Scotsman, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
...[a] skilled, funny, angular performance...
ThreeWeeks Edinburgh, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Truly one of the best pieces of theatre I have seen
Audience feedback, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
So refreshing...unlike anything I’ve seen
Audience feedback, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Utterly compelling
Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor
One to watch
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Image Credit: Jai Bansuri
Content warning: This show explores autobiographical trauma in relation to growing up in poverty.
Please visit our Content Warnings page for full information on the content of this show.
