Auntie Empire
Blending bouffon comedy, satire and audience interaction, Auntie Empire is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood. Catch it at Summerhall in February!
About Auntie Empire
| 8th Feb 2026 to 9th Feb 2026 | |
| 8pm | |
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Summerhall 1 Summerhall , Edinburgh South EH9 1PL |
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| £18 | |
| Visit the event website here |
Auntie has gathered us all to relive and celebrate our glorious shared past, but unfortunately she also has some tragic, terrible, and most pressing news. And she needs your help.
This hilarious dark comedy is the latest from Scotland’s form-defying theatre company, Disaster Plan, the formal identity for the long-term collaboration between multi-award-winning theatre makers Julia Taudevin and Kieran Hurley. Auntie Empire is an outrageous contemporary satire on Britannia and the grotesque absurdity of her imperial self-regard. Blending bouffon comedy, satire and audience interaction, Auntie Empire is a bloody, messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood.
Auntie Empire has been developed in association with Jordan & Skinner and with support from Creative Scotland, Paisley Arts Centre and One Ren.
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