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THE PLOT
MAIN HALL, SUMMERHALL, EDINBURGH FRINGE
31 JULY - 25 AUG 2025
images by Giulia Ferrando
A SHOW ABOUT THE IMAGINATION.
5th November. 1605. London.
A plot foiled. A trial imminent. A story rewritten.
Two brothers stand accused of high treason for a plot they bet their lives to pull off, and on the other side of the Thames, a playwright weaves their story into a new masterpiece to save his own skin.
THE PLOT is a show about the power of the imagination, of great stories, and - maybe most importantly - those who wield them.
PRESS.
The Stage ★★★★
The Scotsman ★★★★
Broadway Baby ★★★★
British Theatre Guide ★★★★
Theatre Weekly ★★★★
Binge Fringe ★★★★
Plays To See ★★★★
Rialto Arts ★★★★
The Student ★★★★
West End Best Friend ★★★★
The Standing Opinion ★★★★★
Grapevine Magazine ★★★★★
Luvvie with a Rollaboard ★★★★.5
'Stylishly rendered... The Plot is both an inquiry into the psychology of political extremism and a meditation on mythmaking... Emma Howlett enjoys a growing reputation in British theater circles as an intellectually ambitious dramatist whose ideas-driven plays explore questions of narrative, power and knowledge' NEW YORK TIMES
'Fascinating... smart, thought-provoking stuff... Emma Howlett is a gifted, extremely clever writer-director' TIME OUT
'A thrillingly smart riff on conspiracy, spin and Shakespeare... Remember, remember the name Emma Howlett. She is going places' THE STAGE
'Incendiary... Part Macbeth, part Inception, and part Waiting for Godot... will leave you questioning political retribution and your own political stance' THEATRE WEEKLY
'theatregoose has done it again... an exceptional piece of theatre... a damn good story, damn well told' BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
'Slick and spellbinding... an alluring foray into the power of story' WEST END BEST FRIEND
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