Siblings of all shapes and sizes, rejoice: The Older Brothers’ Almanac has made it to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! This darkly comic and occasionally poignant guide brings you everything you ever wanted to know about the brutal adventures of Brotherhood. Featuring classic techniques and time-honoured rituals such as The Headlock, The Dead Leg and Psychological Torture.
Brought to you by the New York based Thieriot Productions and Something for the Weekend, this is an Edinburgh Festival Fringe world premiere put together by a team comprising Broadway actors, directors and writers, a Tony and Pulitzer award winner, and a working member of the domestic violence unit at the Brooklyn’s DA office. They bring not only great theatrical experience to this production, but the personal scars of brotherhood. The Producers are also offering Free Beer to any siblings over 18 who attend the show together in the hopes of assuaging those old wounds that will most certainly be torn open during this production (it’s for everyone’s safety).
Taking on the role of the older brother – although a younger brother in real life – is Broadway actor, and writer of this 45 minute comedy, Richard Thieriot, who has appeared both on and Off Broadway in productions including the 2012 Tony Award Winner, Clybourne Park. His writing has been produced in NYC by Ars Nova and All For One Theatricals. The show’s younger brother – although an older brother in real life – is Zach Evenson, whose recent credits includes the Peace Corps and Brooklyn’s DA office.
Director Wes Grantom is artistic director of the New York company, Crowded Outlet, and his recent credits include Lone Star Spirits, The Cloud (both New York Times Critics’ Pick) and Eager to Lose at Ars Nova. Finally, Bruce Norris, the show’s script advisor, won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Olivier Award for Best New Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Clybourne Park. He is currently under commission from numerous theatres in the UK and the US.
This journey through the rites of passage of brotherhood will tickle the funny bone and touch the heart. Bring your siblings, drink a beer, and remember the good old days. Only children also welcome.
Venue: Â C venues
Time: 17:30 Dates: 02 – 28 August. Previews 2-4 August. No show 15 and 22 August
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