Event

Bitter Sweet

Two people are stuck. He used to trust her; she may have fancied him once. There was something that originally glued them together, but it's hard to remember just exactly what. They are sure it wasn't always guilt, wasn't always fear.

M: What do you want me to do?
S: Just hit me.
M: I don't want to hurt you.
S: Nobody's hurting anybody.
M: What do you mean?
S: Hit me with a baseball bat kick me in the stomach stick a knife in my chest electrocute me, seriously.
M: I can't do this.
S: You said you would do it for me.
M: Could you do that for me?
S: I'd do anything for you, you know that.
M: I don't know that.
S: Well you should.
M: Even hurt me?

A portrait of a relationship, Bitter Sweet explores habit, guilt and the things we do to keep the status quo.

Written and directed by Kolbrun Bjort Sigfusdottir, performed by Ben Blow and Kate Foley-Scott. This is the play's Edinburgh premiere as well as the first professional production of the text.

Viewers are advised there is some graphic violence of sexual nature, instances of nudity and foul language in this show.

Produced by Black Dingo Productions in association with Brite Theater.