Dangerous Corner

by J.B. Priestley
19:30 15 – 19 Oct 2024, Assembly Roxy Upstairs

Tickets £15 / £12 EGTG Members (plus booking fee)

Why did Martin Caplan die?

A charismatic young man kills himself. A year later a chance after-dinner remark reminds family and friends of their loss. As the evening progresses, secrets come to light that threaten the close-knit group’s marriages, friendships and business partnership. A tense psychological drama by the author of An Inspector Calls.

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The Ruffian on the Stair

by Joe Orton
21:00 Mon 5 – Sat 10 Aug 2024, The Royal Scots Club

Mike and his van work odd hours for irregular contracts; Joyce has given up her profession for a home. Enter Wilson, a cocky young man seeking help in exacting a violent and idiosyncratic revenge. Joe Orton was known for his scandalous black comedies and in this, one of his earliest plays, the themes of sex, violence and death are shown playing themselves out in the everyday lives of Mike and Joyce and in Wilson, whose love for and loss of the man he calls his brother provides the catalyst for the disruption that unfolds.

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A Singular Deception by Hilary Spiers

19:00 Mon 5 – Sat 10 Aug 2024, The Royal Scots Club

Illuminating the astonishing true story of Dr James Barry, A Singular Deception will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a run at The Royal Scots Club Monday 5 – Saturday 10 August 2024. Compelling new writing by Hilary Spiers about a shamefully forgotten nonpareil.

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