GUSH
Exploring self-identity, sexuality and the tension between compromise and sacrifice, GUSH considers what it means to discover what we want and dare to ask for it.
About GUSH
| 10th Apr 2026 to 25th Apr 2026 | |
| 7pm + Saturday matinee 18th & 25th - 2.30pm | |
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Traverse Theatre 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh West EH1 2ED |
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| £18 / Concession £16 / U30s & Students £14 / Other £5 | |
| Visit the event website here |
After a lifetime of putting others first, a woman on the brink of motherhood takes her destiny into her own hands.
Ally’s ready to be a mum. She’s done the antenatal classes, cleaned up her diet, and even forgone her beloved tea to avoid the caffeine. So why does something inside her still feel off?
In the final days of pregnancy, Ally is determined to take control of her life while it’s still hers. As she steps into the unknown, she’s forced to confront who she truly is, and what she might lose – or find – when the baby arrives.
Exploring self-identity, sexuality and the tension between compromise and sacrifice, GUSH considers what it means to discover what we want and dare to ask for it.
Written by Jess Brodie (nominee for the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland St Andrews Playwriting Award 2024) and directed by Becky Hope-Palmer (12 Days of Christmas – Birmingham Rep, Woman Walking – Sylvian Productions, Hotdog – A Play, A Pie & A Pint), GUSH is a funny and frank exploration of the barriers that prevent women from owning their desires—and what happens when choice is no longer an option.
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