by Lucy Kirkwood
directed by David Grimes
20:30 Mon 04 – Sat 09 Aug 2025
The Royal Scots Club, Hepburn Suite
Tickets £15 on EdFringe.com; £12 for EGTG Members through TicketSource
EGTG presents Lucy Kirkwood’s gripping and funny thriller The Children at the Edinburgh Fringe.
In the aftermath of a nuclear meltdown at the power plant they helped build, two retired scientists have abandoned their home for a seaside cottage outside the contamination zone. From here Robin can tend to his cows and Hazel can keep order. Order is hope. And hope is life. But now a shiver ripples through the cottage, as they receive a visit from Rose, a former colleague, with a frightening offer. Death has come to call.
Inspired by the Fukushima nuclear explosion in 2011, The Children was named by The Guardian as one of the best theatre shows of the 21st Century, coming in at number 3 in the list of 50.
The Children will play at The Royal Scots Club, Hepburn Suite Monday 04 to Saturday 09 August 2025. Tickets cost £15 and are available to purchase from the EdFringe Box Office. EGTG Members receive £3 off with the discount code when purchasing from TicketSource.
Cast:
Hazel: Wendy Mathison
Robin: Richard Godden
Rose: Hilary Spiers
Creative team:
Director: David Grimes
Assistant Director: Amy Dallas
Lights: Rhona Sampson
Sound: Dug Campbell
Set: Michael Mulligan, Richard Spiers
Props: Gillian Burnett
An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
★★★★☆
“we can appreciate how well-crafted their dynamics are from the beginning and carry on towards the end”Alyssia Wihardja, The Student
★★★★☆
“impressed on every level”Ed Fortune, Starburst Magazine
“Mathison, Godden and Spiers are a superb trio”
Rebecca Mahar, All Edinburgh Theatre