“My first drink seemed to unlock something. I threw up, went home, woke up with a stinking hangover the next morning and thought, ‘that was fantastic, when are we doing it again’?”

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Meet the woman who finds herself urinating off the top of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. The man who nearly burns down a stranger’s kitchen. The mother who almost beats her son to death in a drunken rage. Scripted entirely from interviews with recovering addicts – including the writer – Blackout is the honest, brutal, uplifting and darkly comic story of alcoholics, and of their recovery.
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Written by Mark Jeary
Presented by New Room Theatre in association with Showroom
Supported by Creative Scotland.
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We suggest an age suitability of 14+. The piece contains some strong language and subject matter which some may find distressing.
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★★★★★ “Outstanding… Sharp, painfully funny dialogue.”

LONDON THEATRE

★★★★ “Stories of euphoria, hedonism, recklessness and violence come thick and fast, shaken and stirred. Never less than dynamic.”

SCOTSMAN

★★★★ “I promise you that you will not be disappointed or fail to be enlightened.”

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW, FRINGE REVIEW

★★★★ “Devastating accuracy… A compelling piece”

ALL EDINBURGH THEATRE
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Trailer

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