Youth in Flames – Winner: Scotsman Fringe First Award
by Dare Theatre and Richard Jordan Productions in association with Pleasance
Inspired by real events, Mimi Martin's 'urgent... superb play' ***** (Scotsman), returns to the Fringe, direct from sell-out Off-Broadway season. Plunging audiences into the raw intensity of 2019's Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, and the story of a young British expat's desperate search for home amidst a city fighting for its future. Directed by Jessica Whiley and produced by Richard Jordan, Olivier, Tony, Emmy and 19-time Scotsman Fringe First Award winning producer. Youth in Flames captures the emotional truth of a city in chaos, and true cost of resistance.
Content warnings: Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strobe lighting, More information Deals with a protest and police brutality