Theatre REVIEW: Auntie Empire - ★★★★★

Auntie is a sweet old dear. All she wants is to regale us with tales of dear old Blighty, but her body is falling to bloody bits. Oh dear. Somebody better clean that up…!

Auntie Empire is an outrageous satire on Britain and the grotesque absurdity of her imperialist self-regard. After conquering the screen as a short film co-directed by Niamh McKeown (BBC/Hulu’s Dinosaur) and slaying Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 and Manipulate 2026, Auntie has gathered us 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.

An absurd and rambunctious solo show blending bouffon, satire and audience interaction, Auntie Empire is a messy, hilarious and timely lampoon of the myths of nationhood.

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Where?

Summerhall - Part of Manipulate Arts festival

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Stewart - ★★★★★

"Oh. Wow. They really push the boundaries with this one. Ha. So prepare yourself.

A gloriously grotesque surreal character piece that is a satirical allegory of the British Empire with a pinch of early Peter Jackson body horror.

I went in not knowing too much about the show which I think is perhaps the best way to go in but best to know that underneath the shock value there is one hilarious outstanding clowning performance from Julia Taudevin and the whole team at Disaster Plan have created a deliciously vulgar piece of theatre that doesn't shy away from pushing a joke. Punk agitprop theatre at its deliriously finest"

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