Flushed with Success at the Edinburgh Fringe

Flush. Photo courtesy of the production.

Launch Box Productions present Flush written by April Hope Miller. Director Merle Wheldon. Producers Joanna Strafford and Madeleine Akua. At the Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Review by Gill Yardley.

Set in a ladies cloakroom in a Shoreditch night club, the scene is set with three toilet seats and very little else. No men allowed.

Over the course of the evening various characters come in to use the loos. One, pregnant, being sick, another on a hen night armed with a giant penis, taller than herself, and slightly deflated, some friends discuss whether to shave or not to shave, while others comb hair, apply lipstick, and generally adjust themselves.

The new attendant in the loos, a very attractive young black lady, is found lying on the floor distressed, and the fun and frivolity is suddenly over. She has been abused by her male manager.  One character reveals she is a social worker, and they gather round in strong support.

This is April Hope Millers first play, I’m sure it will not be the last. It is well written and fast paced, amusing and angst ridden at times too. Another definition of flush is a sudden rush of intense emotion. This play delivers on all counts.

Try not to miss it.